Between the Lines Blog
Trademark Scams: How to Spot Them and Protect Yourself
Trademark scams are on the rise, leading to confusion amongst trademark owners. In fact, in August 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) took the extraordinary step of sanctioning a foreign filing firm and terminating over 52,000 trademark applications and registrations…
Understanding Patient Safety Organizations: A Practical Guide
If you work in the healthcare industry, you have likely heard about Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) and the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSQIA). This article breaks down what these frameworks mean and how they can protect sensitive safety information from disclosure in…
Service Animals in Arkansas Schools: What Every Administrator Should Know - Part Two
In a prior installment of this blog post we outlined the law that all Arkansas school administrators should know about service animals. Now we turn to a slightly less clear issue that comes up quite frequently: the difference between service animals and emotional support animals. The Mitchell…
Service Animals in Arkansas Schools: What Every Administrator Should Know (Part 1)
Navigating the ADA, Reasonable Accommodations, and Safety in Practice If you’ve ever had a parent or visitor arrive at your school event with a dog, you’ve probably found yourself asking: What are my legal responsibilities? What questions am I allowed to ask? How do I balance access, safety, and…
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: …
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Blog
2026 Funding Levels for Key Water Appropriations: Association of Clean Water Administrators Chart
The White House released the FY2027 President’s Budget Request last week. The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) states that the budget request for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is $4.203 billion. ACWA describes itself as the national voice of state and…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Bulk Packaging
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a March 24th interpretive letter the application of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to bulk packaging. See Reference No. 25-0147. PHMSA was responding to an October 27, 2025, letter from the…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Lonoke County Fiberglass/Fitting Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Grace Composites, L.L.C. (“GC”) entered into a January 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Case #: CAO-25-0065. The CAO provides that GC…
Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit: Arkansas Soybean Association Comments on Internal Revenue Service Proposed Regulations
The Arkansas Soybean Association (“ASA”) submitted April 6th comments on the proposed regulations the United States Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (collectively, “IRS”) published in February regarding the Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit (“PTC”) under Section 45Z of the…
Citizen Suit Action/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue Greeley, Colorado Meat Packing Operator for Alleged Violations
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent an April 7th document to JBS USA Food Company Holdings (“JBS”) styled: Notice of Violation for Operating JBS Swift’s Greeley Slaughterhouse as a Major Source of Air Pollution without an Operating Permit in Violation of Title V of the Clean Air Act…