2016 Publications

DEC
20
Publications

Is Your Website ADA Compliant?

December 2016 by Meredith M. Causey | Is your website accessible to individuals with disabilities? If it is not, or if you are not sure, now is the time to…
DEC
20
Publications

Banking and Medical Marijuana in Arkansas – It’s Still Illegal

December 2016 by Daniel J. Beck | This November Issue 6, titled “The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016,” was approved by a majority of Arkansas voters and…
NOV
28
Publications

The Two-Part Approach to Defeating the “Local Controversy” Exception to CAFA

November 28, 2016 by Chad W. Pekron Arkansas class action attorneys have developed an arsenal of tactics designed to avoid the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”).  Among those…
NOV
22
Publications

Revisiting Your Partnership Agreement: Practical Considerations In Light of The New Partnership Audit and Adjustment Provisions

November 22, 2016 by Scott M. Lar | For nearly twenty-five years, the audit and adjustments to the federal income tax liabilities of partnerships (and limited liability companies…
NOV
10
Publications

With All My Worldly Goods I Thee Endow: The Law and Statistics of Dower and Curtesy in Arkansas

Published November 2016 by J. Cliff McKinney II | “Dower and curtesy are ancient doctrines that have been a part of Arkansas law since the dawn of statehood.  Though…
NOV
7
Publications

The 10 Scariest Things in Arkansas Real Estate Law

October 2016 by J. Cliff McKinney II | J. Cliff McKinney II was a presenter at the Arkansas Bar Association seminar, Scariest Things You Don’t Know:  Frighteningly Common…
NOV
4
Publications

Common Mistakes Lawyers Make – Agricultural Law

October 2016 by R. Seth Hampton | R. Seth Hampton was a presenter at the Arkansas Bar Association seminar, Scariest Things You Don’t Know:  Frighteningly Common Mistakes Lawyers…
SEP
28
Publications

Unjustly Sued: Problems with Unjust Enrichment Claims Against Contractual Non-Parties

September 26, 2016 by Lindsey C. Pesek | Joseph Price and I recently represented a co-defendant sued in Arkansas state court by a plaintiff for breach of contract. …
SEP
23
Publications

Arkansas Supreme Court Cures Defect in Thousands of Orders in Two Arkansas Counties

September 2016 by Sarah Keith-Bolden | A recent decision by the Arkansas Court of Appeals temporarily “call[ed] into question the effectiveness of thousands of orders in this state.” …
SEP
22
Publications

How the Change to Rule 26 is Changing Discovery

September 2016 by Amber Davis-Tanner | Litigants – especially defendants – have historically lamented the broad scope of discovery allowed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.  Discovery…