Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality/Office of Water Quality Update: Stacie Wassell (Deputy Associate Director) Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention Presentation
Ms. Stacie Wassell undertook a presentation on October 6th at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled: Office of Water Quality Update (“Presentation”) Ms. Wassell serves as the Deputy Associate Director of the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental…
Trust Fund Eligibility Calculation/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment Addressing Camden Underground Storage Tank Owner
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an October 13th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order’) to Kentucky Lake Oil Company (“Kentucky Lake”). See Case No. FDA22-0015. The Order provides that Kentucky Lake is the registered owner of four underground storage tank…
Products Liability Series: Should a Trial Be Bifurcated When Plaintiff Seeks Punitive Damages?
Should a trial be bifurcated when plaintiff seeks punitive damages? Yes. Arkansas rules require a separate trial, on the motion of any party, to determine the amount of punitive damages. Ark. R. Civ. P. 42 (Addition to Reporter’s Notes, 2015 Amendment). Procedure. The jury first determines the…
Univ. of Tenn. v. Univ. of Alabama: Allan Gates (Mitchell Williams Law Firm) Asks - Will EPA Ignore a Flagrant Violation of the Clean Water Act?
My law firm colleague, Allan Gates, drafted an October 24th post in the American College of Environmental Lawyers (“ACOEL”) blog titled: Will EPA Ignore a Flagrant Violation of the Clean Water Act? Allan is a Past President of ACOEL. The post addresses activities that occurred at the end of the…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: October 26th Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…