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Document(s) published by this organization: 71
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Craig N. Landrum; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 29, 2012, previously published on May 24, 2012 Standby letters of credit have long been issued by banks to assure payment to sellers of goods and services to a customer of the bank, who procures the standby letter of credit. While most bankers are very familiar with the terms of the letter of credit, especially the conditions for payment, they...
|  | Supreme Court Slams EPA on Pre-Enforcement Wetlands Review Nine to Zero: Better Sooner Than Never
Louis E. Buatt, Pauline F. Hardin, Stanley A. Millan; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 21, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 On March 21, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of private landowners in a wetlands dispute with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 10-1062.
| | SEC Issues Additional Guidance Concerning JOBS Act
J. Andrew (Andrew) Gipson; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 21, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") earlier this month issued additional guidance related to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act ("JOBS Act").
| | EPA Issues Draft Permitting Guidance for Hydraulic Fracturing Activities Using Diesel Fuels
Michael B. Donald, David M. Hunter; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 21, 2012, previously published on May 17, 2012 On May 4, 2012, with the public fearing everything including earthquakes and industry fearing hidden agendas, U.S. EPA proposed “guidance” on permitting fracking by diesel fuel injection for oil and gas production activities. Fracking operations make natural gas operations feasible in...
| | CFPB Initiates Public Inquiry Into Arbitration Clauses
Robert L. Carothers, Robert L. Carothers; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 15, 2012, previously published on May 10, 2012 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") announced on April 24, 2012, that it was launching a public inquiry into how consumers and financial service companies are affected by arbitration and arbitration clauses. It issued a Notice and Request For Information in the Federal...
| | Louisiana Department of Revenue Performing Limited Scope Sales Tax Audits of Natural Gas Usage
Jesse R. Adams, Andre B. Burvant; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent,
Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 15, 2012, previously published on May 2012 The sale or use of natural gas has been fully exempt from Louisiana sales and use tax since July 1, 2009. The exemption (La.R.S.47:305(D)(1)(g)) had been suspended or partially suspended since 1987. Recently, the Louisiana Department of Revenue (the “Department”), eager to obtain any...
| | FDIC Reports Continued Growth in Deposit Insurance Fund
George A. LeMaistre; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 7, 2012, previously published on May 3, 2012 Nearly four years after the onset of the banking crisis, the FDIC reports that its Deposit Insurance Fund ("DIF") is continuing to grow, and now has increased for eight consecutive quarters, according to a memorandum released last month.
| | Mississippi Department of Revenue's Ability to Apply Alternate Apportionment Formula Restricted by Court of Appeals
Robert E. Box, Alveno N. Castilla; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 7, 2012, previously published on May 2012 The application of an alternate form of apportionment applied by the Mississippi Department of Revenue (“MDOR”) under Mississippi’s version of UDITPA Sec. 18 was restrained by the Mississippi Court of Appeals in Equifax, Inc. and Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc. v....
| | Employers Need to Be Aware of New Modifications to OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard
Jane H. Heidingsfelder, Patrick J. Veters; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent,
Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 2, 2012, previously published on April 2012 On March 26, 2012, OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (“HazCom”), aligning it with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (“GHS”). The revised Standard is intended to help workers better understand...
| | Modifications to Loan May Discharge Guarantors
Edward J. Ashton, Paul O. Woodall; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 1, 2012, previously published on April 2012 The Alabama Supreme Court issued an opinion this month that serves as a reminder that modifying a guaranteed loan can have unexpected results. In that case, the Borrower took out two loans from a bank, both secured by a mortgage on the same real property. The first loan ("Loan A") was...
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