Recent Attorney Articles

Below are attorney articles published within the last year. For a complete list of all published articles, please click here.

Practice Groups

APPELLATE PRACTICE

From deference to contempt
IADC Committee Newsletter - November 2011

BUSINESS LAW

Practical advice for planned giving to nonprofit organizations
Oklahoma Bar Journal - Volume 83, No.14 - May 19, 2012
U.S. Department of Labor publishes
proposed tribal consultation policy
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
Recovering Attorney Fees in Crop Insurance Disputes with the Risk Management Agency: The Equal Access to Justice Act in NAD Appeals
Agricultural Law Update - Volume 28, Number 4 - November 2011
New procedures for foreclosure on agister's liens
Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association - July 26, 2011
The Oklahoma Livestock Owner’s Lien Act: Legislature takes swift action to protect Oklahoma producers
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011

BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING, WORKOUTS AND BANKRUPTCY

New procedures for foreclosure on agister's liens
Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association - July 26, 2011
Undersecured loans: Protecting your rights in Chapter 11 bankruptcies
Oklahoma Banker - July 2011

E-DISCOVERY AND RECORDS & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

From deference to contempt
IADC Committee Newsletter - November 2011

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Effective date extended for fee disclosure requirements
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employee Benefits Update - February 3, 2012
IRS announces plan limitations for 2012
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employee Benefits Update - October 21, 2011
Businesses with misclassified workers may find relief under new IRS settlement program
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - September 26, 2011
Deadline approaching for amending health flexible spending accounts and other medical reimbursement expense plans
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employee Benefits Update - June 16, 2011

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

First criminal charges filed in Deepwater Horizon spill
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
Advisory bulletin issued to natural gas cast iron distribution pipelines
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
EPA proposes emissions rule for new
fossil fuel-fired EGUs
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
Stealth regulation?
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
PHMSA’S FY 2013 budget focuses on
hiring more inspectors
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
Nanomaterial regulation
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Gulf spill update – air issues
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Refinery sentenced to pay largest criminal air pollution fine in Louisiana history
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Lead-containing tackle
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Industry comments on high consequence
area (HCA) expansion
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Canada to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Storage tanks
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
EPA may use ‘sustainable development’ as route to increase power
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Halliburton evidence on Deepwater Horizon
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
$16.8 million fine for public utility
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Safe Drinking Water Act enforcement
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
EPA proposes national uniform emission standards
for heat exchange systems
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
EPA lowers proposed emission limits for chrome electroplating facilities
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
$38 million fine for Pacific Gas & Electric 2008 explosion
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Oops! My client had a spill – what do I do now?!
Oklahoma Bar Journal - Volume 83, No. 5 - February 11, 2012
Guardians of Oklahoma’s environment
Oklahoma Bar Journal - Volume 83, No. 5 - February 11, 2012
Greenhouse gas and climate change
Oklahoma Bar Journal - Volume 83, No. 5 - February 11, 2012
Environmental law for chemical engineers
Chemical Engineering Progress - February 2012
Waste company and its executives criminally indicted for unlawful disposal of waste
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
Environmental Regulatory Update
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy - October 2011
RCRA notice requirements
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
New EPA air regulations proposed
for oil and natural gas industry
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Identifying protected waters
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Recent developments under the Clean Water Act: Proposed rule modifies cooling-water intake unit requirements
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
EPA 2011-2013 enforcement initiatives
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
PHMSA publishes ANPRM:
Safety of gas transmission pipelines
McAfee & Taft RegLINC Newsletter - September 2011 - September 2011
EPA green lights E15 despite
resistance from industry groups
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Endangered species litigation — Potential impact on pesticide use in production agriculture
McAfee & Taft RegLINC Newsletter - September 2011
Navigating the legal landscape of carbon sequestration
Chemical Engineering Progress - August 2011
Endangered species litigation
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011
Winds of change
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Spam, spam, wonderful spam
The Journal Record - May 17, 2012
Mayo v. Prometheus: The Supreme Court deals a blow to some biotech patents
McAfee & Taft Biotech Industry Patent Law Update - April 11, 2012
Don’t be fooled: Spotting the scams
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Alert - February 20, 2012
Hitting Replay
The Journal Record - October 27, 2011
President Obama signs off on amendments to Patent Act
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Alert - September 16, 2011
Pirates of the Internet: Infringer Tides
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - June 2011

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Employment Law Update » Under Oklahoma’s new ‘Open Carry’ law, employers can still keep workplace gun-free
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - May 16, 2012
Legal Commentary » Misguided claims of ‘hostile’ work environment
EmployerLINC.com - May 14, 2012
FMLA retaliation or rightful discharge?
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - May 2012
OSHA sharpens focus on employer safety
incentives and disincentives
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
Employment Law Update » OSHA sharpens focus on employer safety incentives and disincentives
EmployerLINC Employment Law Update and RegLINC Regulated Industries Law Update - May 1, 2012
EEOC issues new guidance memorandum on employee criminal records
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - April 26, 2012
Employment Law Update » Pro-union poster back on hold (again)
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - April 18, 2012
Employment Law Update » Point/Counterpoint: Why two labor posters are better than one
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - April 5, 2012
It’s all about what caused it
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - April 2012
Virtual troubles
The Journal Record - March 22, 2012
No reinstatement if you can’t do the work
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - March 2012
Watch what you say
The Journal Record - January 26, 2012
More guidance on noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - January 2012
New year, new rules
The Journal Record - December 29, 2011
NLRB postpones new posting requirements … again
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - December 28, 2011
Are noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements enforceable?
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - December 13, 2011
Getting tough on contractors
The Journal Record - December 1, 2011
The litigation value of your antiharassment policy
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - November 2011
Mandatory pro-union poster requirement delayed
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - October 17, 2011
'This is why you were fired'
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - October 2011
There’s an app for that
The Journal Record - September 29, 2011
Oklahoma’s new drug testing law: Are you ready?
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - September 29, 2011
Businesses with misclassified workers may find relief under new IRS settlement program
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - September 26, 2011
Religious accommodation
The Journal Record - September 1, 2011
NLRB releases report on social media cases
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - August 23, 2011
Gavel to Gavel: Guidelines for wellness programs
The Journal Record - August 4, 2011
A tale of two stories
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - August 2011
Gavel to Gavel: Surviving crackdown
The Journal Record - July 7, 2011
Gone, but not forgotten
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - July 2011
Unionizing employers is about to get easier
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Labor Law Update - June 22, 2011
Whistle-blowing and wrongful discharge claims
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - June 2011

LITIGATION

First criminal charges filed in Deepwater Horizon spill
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
EPA proposes emissions rule for new
fossil fuel-fired EGUs
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
PHMSA’S FY 2013 budget focuses on
hiring more inspectors
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
Gavel to Gavel: Some grand jury basics
The Journal Record - April 19, 2012
Mayo v. Prometheus: The Supreme Court deals a blow to some biotech patents
McAfee & Taft Biotech Industry Patent Law Update - April 11, 2012
Lead-containing tackle
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Storage tanks
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Refinery sentenced to pay largest criminal air pollution fine in Louisiana history
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Halliburton evidence on Deepwater Horizon
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Safe Drinking Water Act enforcement
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Learn about Section 1519
The Journal Record - February 23, 2012
Don’t be fooled: Spotting the scams
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Alert - February 20, 2012
Oops! My client had a spill – what do I do now?!
Oklahoma Bar Journal - Volume 83, No. 5 - February 11, 2012
Watch what you say
The Journal Record - January 26, 2012
Recovering Attorney Fees in Crop Insurance Disputes with the Risk Management Agency: The Equal Access to Justice Act in NAD Appeals
Agricultural Law Update - Volume 28, Number 4 - November 2011
Waste company and its executives criminally indicted for unlawful disposal of waste
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
Environmental Regulatory Update
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy - October 2011
Businesses with misclassified workers may find relief under new IRS settlement program
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - September 26, 2011
President Obama signs off on amendments to Patent Act
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Alert - September 16, 2011
New EPA air regulations proposed
for oil and natural gas industry
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Identifying protected waters
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Recent developments under the Clean Water Act: Proposed rule modifies cooling-water intake unit requirements
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
EPA 2011-2013 enforcement initiatives
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
PHMSA publishes ANPRM:
Safety of gas transmission pipelines
McAfee & Taft RegLINC Newsletter - September 2011 - September 2011
EPA green lights E15 despite
resistance from industry groups
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Endangered species litigation — Potential impact on pesticide use in production agriculture
McAfee & Taft RegLINC Newsletter - September 2011
New procedures for foreclosure on agister's liens
Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association - July 26, 2011
Undersecured loans: Protecting your rights in Chapter 11 bankruptcies
Oklahoma Banker - July 2011
The Oklahoma Livestock Owner’s Lien Act: Legislature takes swift action to protect Oklahoma producers
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011
Endangered species litigation
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011

TAX AND FAMILY WEALTH

Practical advice for planned giving to nonprofit organizations
Oklahoma Bar Journal - Volume 83, No.14 - May 19, 2012

Industry Groups

Agriculture and Equine Industry

Full circle
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Agriculture & Equine Industry Newsletter - February 2012
Recovering Attorney Fees in Crop Insurance Disputes with the Risk Management Agency: The Equal Access to Justice Act in NAD Appeals
Agricultural Law Update - Volume 28, Number 4 - November 2011
New procedures for foreclosure on agister's liens
Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association - July 26, 2011
The Oklahoma Livestock Owner’s Lien Act: Legislature takes swift action to protect Oklahoma producers
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011
Endangered species litigation
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011
Jacky Martin racing again: Racing legend looks to McAfee & Taft to regain jockey license
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011
Winds of change
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011

Biotech Industry Group

Mayo v. Prometheus: The Supreme Court deals a blow to some biotech patents
McAfee & Taft Biotech Industry Patent Law Update - April 11, 2012

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Industry

Deadline extended for comment on Safety of Gas Transmission Pipeline ANPRM
McAfee & Taft RegLINC Alert - December 1, 2011
Environmental Regulatory Update
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy - October 2011
RCRA notice requirements
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
New EPA air regulations proposed
for oil and natural gas industry
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Identifying protected waters
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Recent developments under the Clean Water Act: Proposed rule modifies cooling-water intake unit requirements
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
EPA 2011-2013 enforcement initiatives
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
EPA green lights E15 despite
resistance from industry groups
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Navigating the legal landscape of carbon sequestration
Chemical Engineering Progress - August 2011
Winds of change
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011

General Firm Articles

Practical advice for planned giving to nonprofit organizations
Oklahoma Bar Journal- Volume 83, No.14 - May 19, 2012
Many commercial vehicles now regulated by the FMCSA
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
Harnessing the sun
Slice Magazine - May 2012
GAO issues report on safety of federally unregulated gathering pipelines
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2012
Asbestos violations for demolition company result in criminal convictions for individual owners
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Hydrocarbon refrigerants
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
FDA sued for not responding to rulemaking
petition on nanoparticles
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
Ammonia releases cost meat company more than just the fine
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - April 2012
A grey (water) area
Slice Magazine - March 2012
PHMSA extends comment period on two pipeline rulemakings until March
McAfee & Taft RegLINC Alert - February 20, 2012
ADA: Doing the right thing part of the time is not enough
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - February 2012
How to Spot and Avoid Email Scams that Target Lawyers
The Young Lawyer - February 2012
A sustainable new year
Slice Magazine - February 2012
EPA issues significant fine for EPCRA
violations at Nevada mine
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2012
Previously confidential information released by the EPA
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2012
OSHA’s inspection plan for site-specific targeting
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2012
Calling all perchloroethylene-concerned entities
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2012
PHMSA orders companies to cease transportation of experimental gas linked to explosions
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2012
Uncertainty for the future of fracking
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2012
OSHA publishes interim final rule revising SOX whistleblower regulations
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2012
Clean Air Act - Flexible plantwide GHG permits
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2012
Raindrops on roses…
Slice Magazine - December 2011
DHS publishes ammonium nitrate security program notice of proposed rulemaking
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
McAfee & Taft attends 2011 International
Pipeline Security Forum
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
OSHA directive addresses workplace violence
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
EPA lifts EPCRA 313 administrative stay on hydrogen sulfide TRI reporting
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
EEOC sues trucking company for taking action to keep alcoholic driver off the road
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
Comment deadline extended for new oil and gas air emission regulation
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
Geothermal journal
Slice Magazine - November 2011
President proposes new hardrock mining fees in his plan for economic growth
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
European Union will enforce carbon emissions cap-and-trade on U.S. airlines
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
'Border 2020' draft open for comment
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
EPA’s long-delayed CWA general permits for pesticides sprayed near waters of the U.S. effective October 31, 2011
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
Fatal explosion at Bartlett Grain Company
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
OSHA ramps up regulatory enforcement, use of general duty clause citations
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Pipeline safety reauthorization
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Long-term reauthorization of CFATS remains uncertain
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
NRC’s framework for the EPA’s incorporation of sustainability in principles and decision-making
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
Eco-services rendered
Slice Magazine - September 2011
Document destruction– Spoliation or legitimate process?
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
You vs. Mass Media and Technology
Strategies: The Journal of Legal Marketing - August 2011
Arts and science
Slice Magazine - August 2011
Significant new use rule for multi-walled carbon nanotube
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Report on carcinogens lists Styrene as 'reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogen'
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Senate committee reauthorizes pipeline safety programs
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
EPA data collection on nano substances
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
PHMSA extends regulatory coverage to all rural, onshore, low-stress hazardous liquid pipelines
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
National Transportation Safety Board finds deficiencies in emergency notification
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Supreme Court prohibits federal common law nuisance suits seeking limits on carbon dioxide emissions
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Frugally Yours
Slice Magazine - July 2011
Draft DOT report on pipeline fitness for service
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Recap of EPA’s Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Gavel to Gavel: To kill a mockingbird
The Journal Record - June 9, 2011
Scenic route
Slice Magazine - June 2011

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