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Meredith M. Causey elected to Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Advisory Board

Meredith M. Causey was elected to the Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Advisory Board during the Board of Directors Annual Meeting on March 21, 2016.  The purpose…

A Quick Review of the 2016 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys

March 2016 by Grant M. Cox | On February 23, 2016, the revised Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys (the “2016 Standards”) issued by the…

Expanding Qualified Mortgages

Winter 2016 by Daniel J. Beck | “On December 4, 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act or “FAST Act” was signed into law.  The FAST Act provides…

Firm Welcomes Scott M. Lar to NWA Office

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC is pleased to welcome Scott M. Lar to the firm’s Northwest Arkansas office.  Mr. Lar is an associate with the firm and concentrates…

Financing Arkansas’s Agricultural Producers – A Brief Primer on Proper Collateral Securitization and Alternative Financing That Every Agricultural Lender Should Know

February 2016 by R. Seth Hampton | Agricultural lenders now face significant competition in the agricultural credit market from not only banking institutions, but also many nonbank lenders,…

Common Hurdles Implementing the New TRID Rule

February 2016 by Daniel J. Beck | “As you are well aware, the third of October marked the deadline for implementation of the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID)…

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Final Rule on Protection of Threatened Species in Arkansas

February 2016 by William A. (Al) Eckert III | In 2015, the Northern Long-Eared Bat was listed as a “threatened” species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…

Dismissal Obtained in Putative Class Action

Chad W. Pekron and R. Ryan Younger obtained the dismissal of a putative class action brought by customers of a major retail chain in December 2015.  Mr. Pekron…

Ryan Younger Named a Member of the Firm

Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC is pleased to announce that R. Ryan Younger has been named a Member of the firm.  Mr. Younger is located in the firm’s…

Successful Verdict in Eminent Domain Action After Two-Day Jury Trial

Michael N. Shannon obtained a substantial verdict for his client in an eminent domain action after a two-day jury trial in November 2015.  Mr. Shannon represented the owner…