Publications

Frozen Embryos and Gamete Providers’ Rights: A Suggested Model for Embryo Disposition

Spring 2005 by Joseph R. Falasco | “Procreational autonomy is one’s ability to choose when to have a child. Because advances in human reproduction technology allow one to create…

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act – What Every Bank Should Know

by J. Cliff McKinney II | “In 1940, on the verge of United States involvement in World War II, Congress passed the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act…

Sizing Up a Multi-Party Tortfeasor Suit in Arkansas: A Tale of Two Laws–How Fault Is, And Should Be, Distributed

Winter 2004 by Joseph R. Falasco | “In an era where lawyers, courts, and politicians have attempted to steer tort liability damage allocation in a more predictable direction, both…

What Financial Institutions Should Know Before Answering That Subpoena

by Timothy W. Grooms | “This article encompasses customers’ privacy rights and a financial institution’s obligation to answer a subpoena and when it is necessary and safe to…

Environmental Law for The Arkansas Lawyer

by William A. (Al) Eckert III | “The practicing lawyer in Arkansas through his experience gains some general knowledge about almost all areas of the practice of law and…

How Three Simple Lessons Can Save a Bank a Half-Million Bucks – Or, In Re Southwestern Glass Co., Inc.: The Effect of Garnishment On An Automatic Line of Credit

by J. Cliff  McKinney II | “In June 2003, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down its ruling in the case of In re Southwestern Glass Co., Inc.…

Factoring the Ambiguity: A Futile Attempt to Understand the Ambiguous Nature of the Integration Doctrine’s Five Factor Test

2003 by J. Cliff McKinney II | “In 1961, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced five factors, launching more than forty years of ambiguity, confusion, and contradiction. The…

Who’s Getting Used in Arkansas: An Analysis of Usury, Check Cashing, and the Arkansas Check-Cashers Act

2002 by Joseph R. Falasco | “Consider the following hypothetical. Ms. Luebbers needs immediate cash for food, and her checking account at Arkansas Bank does not contain the necessary…