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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
Stormwater/Solar Energy Project: Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board Appeal Filed Challenging Department of Environmental Protection Field Order
Clermont Solar LLC (“Clermont”) filed an April 8th Notice of Appeal (“Appeal”) before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board challenging the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (“PDEP”) issuance of the Field Order. Clermont’s Appeal addresses a Field Order issued on March…
Request for Qualifications/Professional Engineering Design Services: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Seeks On-Call Professional Services Related to Regulated Storage Tanks
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) has issued the following document: REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR OFFICE OF LAND RESOURCES – REGULATED STORAGE TANKS (“RFQ”). The April 1st RFQ states that it…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Montgomery County Food Container Production Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Genpak LLC (“Genpak”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. The CO provides that Genpak operates a food container production facility in Montgomery County, Alabama. ADEM is stated to have…
PM2.5/Clean Air Act: 17 Environmental/Health Organizations Challenge U.S. EPA Failure to Designate Attainment/Nonattainment Areas
The Environmental Defense Fund and 16 other health, community, and environmental organizations (collectively, “EDF”) filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States…
Energy Infrastructure and the Defense Industrial Base: Center for Strategic & International Studies Report
The Center for Strategic & International Studies (“CSIS”) issued a March 2026 report titled: Energy Infrastructure and the Defense Industrial Base (“Report”). The Report was authored by: Joseph Majkut. Alexander Palmer. Raj Sawhney. CSIS describes itself as a: … bipartisan, nonprofit policy…