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National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall 2025 Meeting Summary
The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of lawyers recently attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall 2025 National Meeting which was held in Hollywood, FL. This summary highlights issues that various NAIC groups addressed. What You Need to Know: …
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Ashland Facility
December 9, 2025
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 5th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Brockton USA, LLC (“BU”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST25-0111. The Order provides that BU is a…
Federal Government Poised to Amend Definition of Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance … (Again)
On August 7, 2025, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively “the Departments”) released a statement that they intend to undertake notice-and-comment rulemaking to reconsider the 2024 amendments to the federal regulatory definition of short-term…
The Future of FOIA is Here: New Requirements under Acts 505 and 922 of 2025
The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has long been a cornerstone of transparency, ensuring that the public has access to government records and meetings. Acts 505 and 922 of 2025, which took effect on August 5, 2025, significantly amend FOIA to modernize public meeting rules, clarify…
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Summer 2025 Meeting Summary
The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of lawyers recently attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Summer 2025 National Meeting which was held in Minneapolis, MN. We have prepared a summary of the open sessions conducted over the course of the meeting…
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Blog
404 Permits/Freedom of Information Act: Environmental Organizations' Letter to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alleging Violations of Affirmative Disclosure Duty
Three environmental organizations sent a December 22nd letter to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) styled: Notice of Violation of Affirmative Disclosure Duty, Request for Records of Final Individual Permits under § 404. The three environmental organizations included: Center…
104(b) Grant Program: Arkansas Water Resources Center Announces Request for Pre-Proposals
The Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”) issued an announcement stating that requests for pre-proposals for the 104(b) Grant Program are being solicited. AWRC states that it is inviting: … pre-proposals for research projects that address critical water needs in Arkansas. The funding…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Air Act: Medical Advocates for Healthy Air Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regarding San Joaquin Valley Non-Attainment
Medical Advocates for Healthy Air and two other organizations sent a November 3rd Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) for an alleged failure to fulfill a mandatory duty. The Notice alleges that EPA has failed to take final…
RCRA No-Migration Variance From Land Disposal Restrictions: U.S. EPA Proposal to Grant for Tooele County, Utah Facility
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a December 31, 2025 Notice of Proposal to Grant (“Notice”) a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act No-Migration Variance From Land Disposal Restrictions for Clean Harbors. See 90 Fed. Reg. 61356. The Notice addresses a commercial…
Mold/Water Intrusion: Crawford County, Arkansas Circuit Court Action Filed Alleging Real Estate Agent Failure to Disclose
McKenzie Canady (“MC”) filed a December 29th Complaint against Fathom Realty AR LLC (“Fathom”) and Chasity Martin (“Martin”) in the Crawford County Circuit Court. See 17CV-25-970. MC is described as an individual that purchased real property in Van Buren, Arkansas and CM is stated to have been a…