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It’s All Or Nothing: Preserving Errors For Arkansas Appeals

November 18th, 2016 · by Luke K. Burton

Litigators desiring an appeal must first receive a trial-court ruling. The specificity of trial-court rulings has recently caused problems for some in Arkansas’s appellate courts, and litigators would be wise to understand the current state of the law on this topic.

The Next Half-Century: Ways For the EEOC To Improve On How It Does What It Does

January 5th, 2016 · by Michael Moore and Amanda Fray

Because a comprehensive discussion of each potential avenue for improvement is simply not feasible, this note will focus on two specific aspects of the EEOC process: investigation and conciliation. Specifically, it will discuss the ways in which increased transparency and direct contact between EEOC investigators and the parties could streamline both processes, lead to speedy resolution, and ultimately benefit everyone involved.

Paying the Price for Injustice: The Case for Enacting a Wrongful Conviction Compensation Statute in Arkansas

December 11th, 2015 · by Jason Paul Bailey

“[I]f, in spite of [the] practical precautions against error, an innocent man is convicted of a crime, and it is later established that he had no connection with it, the least that the state can do to vindicate itself is to […]

Selected Construction Contract Clauses: From the Routine to the Cutting Edge

November 20th, 2015 · by Carl Circo

This article discusses nine topics that present special challenges for attorneys negotiating and drafting construction contracts. Most of these involve standard issues that come up in practically every construction project. A few involve developments that are just beginning to attract the special attention of the construction bar.

Trading With Cuba: What is in it for Agribusinesses in Arkansas?

November 12th, 2015 · by Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile

Without doubt, food and agricultural products will feature strongly in Cuba’s unfolding trade relations with the West and the rest of the world. With U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack predicting that U.S. trade with Cuba could rebound from its current $300 million to close to $500 million, agribusinesses in Arkansas stands to benefit. Although U.S. businesses already export some food and agricultural products to Cuba, normalized trade relations with the island nation has the potential to significantly boost economic exchanges between the two countries. This paper offers an assessment of the potential role of food and agriculture in Cuba’s external trade and foreign investment considerations.