Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: June 30th 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…
Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines in Hospitals
On June 4, 2021, a federal judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would have blocked Houston Methodist Hospital (the “Hospital”) from requiring its employees to receive one of the currently-available COVID-19 vaccines. One hundred sixteen employees of the Hospital (the…
2021 Arkansas Insurance Legislation Summary: General
This is the first article in a series of summaries of Insurance legislation from the 93rd Arkansas General Assembly. The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened on January 11, 2021 and entered into an extended recess on April 27, 2021. The resolution authorizing the extended recess provides for the…
Voluntarily Dissolved Business Entities/Environmental Claims: Oregon Legislation Revises Time Limitations to Pursue Insurance Assets
The Oregon Legislature enacted legislation that would allow the pursuit of claims against insurance policies of dissolved corporations or limited liability companies for a time period beyond time limitations that otherwise would prohibit pursuit of such claims. See 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly…
PFAS/U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Hearing: American Water Works Association Testimony
The United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (“Committee”) held a June 9th hearing titled: PFAS: the View from Affected Citizens and States G. Tracy Mehan, III, Executive Director, Government Affairs, testified on behalf of the American Water Works Association (“AWWA”). AWWA…