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APPELLATE PRACTICE

From deference to contempt
IADC Committee Newsletter - November 2011

AVIATION

Registration rule impacts all U.S. aircraft
The Journal Record - September 23, 2010
Summary of the FAA's Final Rule regarding Re-Registration and Renewal of Aircraft Registration
McAfee & Taft Aviation Law Alert - July 20, 2010
International registry goes live with registrations of fractional shares in aircraft
Business Leasing and Finance News - July 1, 2007
Memorandum regarding The Cape Town Convention
Aviation Law Update - March 1, 2006
Cape Town and Aircraft Transactions in the United States
The Air and Space Lawyer, Winter 2006 - December 1, 2005
Legal Opinions and Title Insurance Mitigate Risk Under Cape Town Convention
LJN's Equipment Leasing Newsletter - November 1, 2005
Cape Town Convention: Complex Questions and Significant Opportunities
LJN's Equipment Leasing Newsletter - October 1, 2005
Working with the FAA: Fine tune your FAA filings
Strategic Research Institute - October 25, 2001
Registration of Aircraft by a Limited Liability Company
McAfee & Taft - January 1, 2001
Aircraft Registration: Challenges and Solutions
McAfee & Taft - January 1, 2001
A General Overview of FAA Considerations in Corporate Aircraft Transactions
McAfee & Taft - October 1, 2000
FAA Registry Document Checklist
January 1, 2000

BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Blowing bubbles: participations, derivatives and how sharing risk creates banking crises
45 Tulsa Law Review 551 - 2010
Planning, preparation key to securing credit
The Journal Record - May 6, 2010
SCADA – beyond the technical issues
Global Pipeline Monthly - January 2008

BUSINESS LAW

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
Gavel to Gavel: Control Freaks
The Journal Record - April 14, 2011
Tracking EPA’s enforcement of the CAFO Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - December 2010
The excess farm loss deduction limitation
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - December 2010
Oklahoma’s Nontestamentary Transfer of Property Act
McAfee & Taft AgLINC - December 2010
Wind law and negotiations from a landowner's perspective
Oklahoma Bar Association Seminar White Paper - September 3, 2010
Gavel to Gavel: Contracting with public entities
The Journal Record - August 26, 2010
Blowing bubbles: participations, derivatives and how sharing risk creates banking crises
45 Tulsa Law Review 551 - 2010
Planning, preparation key to securing credit
The Journal Record - May 6, 2010
Indemnified, eventually: Insured farmers resort to litigation to obtain proper GRIP payments
Agricultural Law Update - June 2009
Like déjà vu all over again
The Journal Record - February 5, 2009
Protecting your intellectual property with litigation insurance
Agricultural Law Update - July 1, 2008
Risk Management Agency's inconsistent practices cost farmers
Agricultural Law Update - March 1, 2008

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
Like déjà vu all over again
The Journal Record - February 5, 2009

CORPORATE AND SECURITIES

Like déjà vu all over again
The Journal Record - February 5, 2009
Immigration Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions
Oklahoma Bar Journal - February 1, 2009

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
Gavel to Gavel: A few tips for 401(k) plan sponsors
The Journal Record - May 12, 2011
Gavel to Gavel: It's that simple
The Journal Record - March 17, 2011
IRS delays enforcement of non-discrimination requirements for insured health plans
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - December 27, 2010
Amendment to regulations will allow some plans to change insurance carriers without losing grandfathered status
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - November 18, 2010
Important information for employers with fully insured medical plans
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - October 27, 2010
Layoffs may cause a partial termination of your retirement plan
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - August 25, 2010
HEALTH CARE REFORM UPDATE: Additional 'Interim Final Regulations' issued
McAfee & Taft Health Care Reform Update - July 15, 2010
Health Care Reform: Important regulations issued on grandfathered plans
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - June 24, 2010
New Healthcare Reform Law to impact existing healthcare plans
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - April 1, 2010
Federal unemployment benefits, COBRA subsidy extended one month
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - March 8, 2010
DOL adopts safe harbor for small plans on remitting participant contributions
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - February 23, 2010
IRS to randomly audit businesses for employment tax compliance
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - November 3, 2009
New rules on notice requirements for breach of unsecured HIPAA protected health information
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - September 15, 2009
Has your company’s layoff caused a partial termination of your retirement plan?
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - June 23, 2009
The accidental ERISA plan: Unintended results of severance pay
The Journal Record - May 28, 2009
Questions and Answers Regarding COBRA Subsidy
Employee Benefits Update - February 26, 2009
COBRA Subsidy in New Stimulus Law Adds Administrative and Notice Requirements for Employers
Employee Benefits Alert - February 20, 2009
Fixing Oklahoma's Insurable Interest Laws
Oklahoma Bar Journal - May 1, 2007

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

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
Identifying protected waters
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
New EPA air regulations proposed
for oil and natural gas industry
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
Endangered species litigation — Potential impact on pesticide use in production agriculture
McAfee & Taft RegLINC Newsletter - September 2011
PHMSA publishes ANPRM:
Safety of gas transmission pipelines
McAfee & Taft RegLINC Newsletter - September 2011 - September 2011
Navigating the legal landscape of carbon sequestration
Chemical Engineering Progress - August 2011
Winds of change
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011
Endangered species litigation
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - June 2011
BP Alaska to pay largest per barrel penalty to date
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Large emission sources targeted by EPA
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Oklahoma’s proposed regional haze SIP revision rejected by EPA
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
U.S. Department of Transportation unveils pipeline safety initiative
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Attempt to regulate nondischarging CAFOs rejected again
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
New guidance on identifying waters protected by the Clean Water Act
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
EPA solicits comment on proposed construction general permit
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Aftershocks
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Exemptions and enforcement of SPCC regulations
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
New EPA reporting deadlines coming up
McAfee & Taft Healthcare Industry Alert - January 18, 2011
Environmental crime – Asbestos and the Clean Air Act
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2011
Proposed rulemaking for stormwater management under the Clean Water Act
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2011
New year of GHG regulation
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2011
EPA issues draft implementation plan
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2011
EPA’s renewable fuel standard for 2009/2010 biodiesel blending upheld
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2011
EPA's mandatory GHG reporting rule
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2011
Harsh disciplinary actions within EPA Criminal Investigation Division
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2011
Tracking EPA’s enforcement of the CAFO Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - December 2010
EPA Clean Air Act greenhouse gas rulemaking
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2010
BP Deepwater Horizon update: operation static kill
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2010
The expanding reach of CERCLA
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2010
Increased focus on the General Duty Clause of the Clean Air Act
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2010
EPA promulgates final greenhouse gas “tailoring rule”
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2010
Steel producer to pay $1.6 million civil penalty for alleged violations
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2010
EPA proposes mandatory GHG reporting rule
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2010
Environmental Regulatory Update
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy - July 2010
SEC: How public companies must disclose business risks arising from climate change
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2010
Pipelines: Control room management
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2010
Proposed 2011 budget eliminates fossil fuel tax incentives
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2010
Clean Air Act new source review: BACT for greenhouse gases
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2010
EPA may establish new leaded aviation gasoline standards
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2010
Oil spill prevention, control and countermeasure
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2010
EPA proposes to add sixteen new chemicals to the toxics release inventory list
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2010
Even in Oklahoma, you can't hide from GHG regulations
The Journal Record - December 17, 2009
Greenhouse gas regulation and litigation
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy - October 2009
The American Clean Energy and Security Act
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy - August 2009
Greenhouse gas regulation is knocking on the door
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy - May 2009
ABA SEER Clean Air Act Nanotechnology Briefing Paper
American Bar Association (Section of Environment, Energy and Resources) - June 1, 2006

HEALTHCARE LAW

Amendment to regulations will allow some plans to change insurance carriers without losing grandfathered status
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - November 18, 2010
OIG advisory opinion describes suspect ‘under arrangements’ transactions
McAfee & Taft Healthcare Industry Alert - September 15, 2010
HIPAA – not always the ‘hippo’
The Journal Record - June 3, 2010
CMS Issues Final Anti-Markup Rule for Diagnostic Tests
Healthcare Law Alert - November 11, 2008

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

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
Gavel to Gavel: Control Freaks
The Journal Record - April 14, 2011
Using trademarks as advertising keywords
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - April 2011
Making your mark: Increased potential liability for false patent marking
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - October 2010
Business methods remain eligible for patent protection following U.S. Supreme Court decision
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Alert - June 29, 2010
Preparing Invention Disclosures
Chemical Engineering Progress - April 1, 2010
Federal judge says no to patents on cancer genes
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Alert - April 1, 2010
Common but... not-so-common-sense copyright misconceptions
The Journal Record - March 11, 2010
Submitting Your First GHG Report
Chemical Engineering Progress - March 2010
Got to be real
The Journal Record - February 11, 2010
Picture this
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - February 1, 2010
January 2010 Intellectual Property Law Update
McAfee & Taft Intellectual Property Update - January 26, 2010
Expensive pitfalls of online endorsement and testimonial advertising
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - November 13, 2009
Name calling: Using someone else’s trademark
The Journal Record - November 12, 2009
Handling the competition of a departing employee
The Journal Record - October 15, 2009
The legal pitfalls of online social media
McAfee & Taft Law Alert - August 13, 2009
I think my company has created a solid invention. Now what?
The Journal Record - June 25, 2009
What's In A Username?
Intellectual Property Law Alert - June 11, 2009
When a picture's worth a thousand...dollars
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - April 1, 2009
Copyright law and employee derivative works
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - February 2009
Trick or Treat? The Federal Circuit Court restricts protection of business method patents
Intellectual Property Law Alert - October 31, 2008
Top Ten Trademark Tips for Every Business
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - October 2008
Standard for Design Patent Infringement Changed
Intellectual Property Law Alert - September 25, 2008
Protecting your intellectual property with litigation insurance
Agricultural Law Update - July 1, 2008
Preserving your competitive niche with intellectual property litigation insurance
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - July 1, 2008
'May I see your license and registration?'
Enlightened, Intellectual Property Newsletter - March 12, 2008

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

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
Oklahoma’s new drug testing law: Are you ready?
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - September 29, 2011
There’s an app for that
The Journal Record - 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
Oklahoma’s employment discrimination laws rewritten
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - May 19, 2011
Sweeping changes to Oklahoma employer drug testing law
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - May 18, 2011
New I-9 'final rule' effective May 16
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Alert - May 3, 2011
The bottom line on the new ADAAA regs
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - May 2011
They're here! EEOC issues final rules for ADA Amendments Act of 2008
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - April 14, 2011
Gavel to Gavel: It's that simple
The Journal Record - March 17, 2011
Settlement reached in lawsuit involving firing over employee’s Facebook® comments
McAfee & Taft EmployerLINC Employment Law Update - February 23, 2011
Gavel to Gavel: Employers and ‘in-your-face’ Facebook
The Journal Record - February 17, 2011
Did I use my outside voice?
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - February 2011
Doing background checks correctly
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - January 2011
Be careful what you test for!
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - December 2010
Right to privacy? Not really
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - November 2010
You're hiring someone's employee?
The Journal Record - October 21, 2010
Child labor: new and old
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - October 2010
Department of Labor, plaintiffs’ attorneys targeting healthcare industry for FLSA enforcement
McAfee & Taft Healthcare Industry Alert - September 17, 2010
Strengthening arbitration agreements
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - September 2010
Would you like fries with that?
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - August 2010
Reduce your hiring risks
The Journal Record - July 29, 2010
Cool Hand Luke and the ADA
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - July 2010
HIPAA – not always the ‘hippo’
The Journal Record - June 3, 2010
Employment arbitration in Oklahoma: Two new cases
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - June 2010
Plant Closings: Health Benefits for Life?
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - May 2010
HIRE Act will save money for qualifying employers
McAfee & Taft Employee Benefits Alert - April 15, 2010
Employee performance reviews and pretext: a hard lesson from the Tenth Circuit
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - April 1, 2010
Employee classification: Watch out — Oklahoma follows IRS’ lead
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - March 1, 2010
Appeals court rejects key provisions of Oklahoma immigration law
McAfee & Taft Employment Law Alert - February 3, 2010
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE » Riding herd on FMLA abuse in 2010
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - February 1, 2010
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES » The long reach of EEOC subpoenas
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - January 1, 2010
Sexting 101 for employers
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - December 2009
The Changing Face of Employment Disability Law
@Law Magazine - December 1, 2009
Oklahoma Supreme Court extends public policy tort liability to all employers
McAfee & Taft Employment Law Alert - November 23, 2009
Bad timing + bad e-mail = valid claim
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - November 1, 2009
Handling the competition of a departing employee
The Journal Record - October 15, 2009
When is a job function ‘essential’ under the ADA?
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - October 2009
LAYOFFS » Reductions In Force: The Importance of Keeping Your Story Straight
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - September 2009
The legal pitfalls of online social media
McAfee & Taft Law Alert - August 13, 2009
Unemployment benefits? But he failed a drug test!
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - August 1, 2009
EMPLOYER RETALIATION: You may be liable for actions taken against alcoholic employees
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - July 1, 2009
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Arbitration — the wave of the future?
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - June 1, 2009
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION - Losing more than just an employee
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - May 1, 2009
USCIS requires use of new Form I-9
Employment Law Alert - April 2, 2009
The WARN Act: A key exception to employer liability
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - April 2009
Employee Free Choice Act introduced in Congress
Employment Law Alert - March 10, 2009
Electronic workplace: What am I supposed to do with all this electronic stuff?
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - March 2009
Questions and Answers Regarding COBRA Subsidy
Employee Benefits Update - February 26, 2009
Oklahoma Supreme Court again expands employer exposure in discrimination cases
Employment Law Alert - February 25, 2009
Appellate court reinstates employee gun rights
Employment Law Alert - February 23, 2009
Oklahoma immigration law passes test
Employment Law Alert - February 12, 2009
USCIS delays implementation of revised Form I-9 for employment eligibility verification
Employment Law Alert - February 2, 2009
Immigration Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions
Oklahoma Bar Journal - February 1, 2009
Discrimination: Even an open-and-shut case can cost you money!
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - February 1, 2009
Oklahoma Supreme Court increases employer lawsuit exposure
Employment Law Alert - December 18, 2008
They're here! The new FMLA regulations
Employment Law Alert - December 2, 2008
Eavesdropping Employer Caught
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - December 1, 2008
Disability discrimination
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - November 1, 2008
Restricting Former Employees: Enforcing a 15-Year Noncompete
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - October 1, 2008
President Bush signs ADA Amendments Act of 2008 into law
Employment Law Alert - September 26, 2008
Oklahoma vs. Federal Drug Testing Standards
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - September 1, 2008
Executive Order requires all federal contractors to use E-Verify
Employment Law Alert - June 11, 2008
Federal judge blocks enforcement of employer-related sections of controversial immigration law
Employment Law Alert - June 5, 2008
State agency sending notices about 'paperless new hire reporting'
Employment Law Alert - February 26, 2008
New law amends FMLA regarding military service
Employment Law Alert - February 5, 2008
Change in I-9 Forms Effective Immediately
November 13, 2007

LITIGATION

Strategies for effectively settling the eminent domain action on behalf of the landowner
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
Identifying protected waters
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
New EPA air regulations proposed
for oil and natural gas industry
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
Endangered species litigation — Potential impact on pesticide use in production agriculture
McAfee & Taft RegLINC Newsletter - September 2011
PHMSA publishes ANPRM:
Safety of gas transmission pipelines
McAfee & Taft RegLINC Newsletter - September 2011 - 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
BP Alaska to pay largest per barrel penalty to date
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Large emission sources targeted by EPA
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Oklahoma’s proposed regional haze SIP revision rejected by EPA
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
U.S. Department of Transportation unveils pipeline safety initiative
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Attempt to regulate nondischarging CAFOs rejected again
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
New guidance on identifying waters protected by the Clean Water Act
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
EPA solicits comment on proposed construction general permit
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Aftershocks
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Exemptions and enforcement of SPCC regulations
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Using trademarks as advertising keywords
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet - April 2011
Tracking EPA’s enforcement of the CAFO Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - December 2010
Gavel to Gavel: Skipping basics cost Toyota
The Journal Record - April 7, 2010
Federal judge says no to patents on cancer genes
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Alert - April 1, 2010
January 2010 Intellectual Property Law Update
McAfee & Taft Intellectual Property Update - January 26, 2010
New tort reform law places caps on damages
The Journal Record - January 14, 2010
Even in Oklahoma, you can't hide from GHG regulations
The Journal Record - December 17, 2009
Name calling: Using someone else’s trademark
The Journal Record - November 12, 2009
Handling the competition of a departing employee
The Journal Record - October 15, 2009
Greenhouse gas regulation and litigation
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy - October 2009
Manufacturers’ products liability
The Journal Record - August 20, 2009
The American Clean Energy and Security Act
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy - August 2009
Indemnified, eventually: Insured farmers resort to litigation to obtain proper GRIP payments
Agricultural Law Update - June 2009
The accidental ERISA plan: Unintended results of severance pay
The Journal Record - May 28, 2009
Greenhouse gas regulation is knocking on the door
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy - May 2009
Like déjà vu all over again
The Journal Record - February 5, 2009
Protecting your intellectual property with litigation insurance
Agricultural Law Update - July 1, 2008
Preserving your competitive niche with intellectual property litigation insurance
McAfee & Taft tIPsheet Intellectual Property Newsletter - July 1, 2008
Eminent Domain - Part 4: Settlement or Trial?
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation - March 27, 2008
'May I see your license and registration?'
Enlightened, Intellectual Property Newsletter - March 12, 2008
Eminent Domain - Part 3: Practical Strategies a Landowner Should Follow to Maximize Compensation
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation - March 7, 2008
Risk Management Agency's inconsistent practices cost farmers
Agricultural Law Update - March 1, 2008
Eminent Domain - Part 2: Step-By-Step Guide to the Condemnation Process in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation - February 22, 2008
Eminent Domain - Part 1: Limits on the Power of Eminent Domain
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation - February 12, 2008
ABA SEER Clean Air Act Nanotechnology Briefing Paper
American Bar Association (Section of Environment, Energy and Resources) - June 1, 2006

REAL ESTATE

Strategies for effectively settling the eminent domain action on behalf of the landowner
Oklahoma’s Nontestamentary Transfer of Property Act
McAfee & Taft AgLINC - December 2010
Landowner considerations when negotiating wind energy leases
McAfee & Taft AgLINC - March 2010
Even in Oklahoma, you can't hide from GHG regulations
The Journal Record - December 17, 2009
Greenhouse gas regulation and litigation
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy - October 2009
The American Clean Energy and Security Act
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy - August 2009
Greenhouse gas regulation is knocking on the door
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy - May 2009

TAX AND FAMILY WEALTH

Gavel to Gavel: Nothing is certain but death and ...
The Journal Record - January 20, 2011
2010 year-end estate planning opportunity
McAfee & Taft Tax Bulletin - December 23, 2010
Oklahoma’s Nontestamentary Transfer of Property Act
McAfee & Taft AgLINC - December 2010
Navigating Oklahoma's probate law process
The Journal Record - July 1, 2010
Diagnosis and Treatment: Understanding and Preparing for the New Investment Income Tax
CPAFOCUS - May 2010
Do you need to update your estate plan?
McAfee & Taft AgLINC - March 2010
Estate tax uncertainty in 2010
McAfee & Taft Tax & Family Wealth Update - January 20, 2010
Fixing Oklahoma's Insurable Interest Laws
Oklahoma Bar Journal - May 1, 2007

Industry Groups

Aerospace Industry

Registration rule impacts all U.S. aircraft
The Journal Record - September 23, 2010
Summary of the FAA's Final Rule regarding Re-Registration and Renewal of Aircraft Registration
McAfee & Taft Aviation Law Alert - July 20, 2010
EPA may establish new leaded aviation gasoline standards
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2010

Agriculture and Equine Industry

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
Winds of change
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
The excess farm loss deduction limitation
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - December 2010
Tracking EPA’s enforcement of the CAFO Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - December 2010
Oklahoma’s Nontestamentary Transfer of Property Act
McAfee & Taft AgLINC - December 2010
Oklahoma’s Oil and Gas Owners’ Lien Act of 2010
McAfee & Taft AgLINC Newsletter - December 2010
Wind law and negotiations from a landowner's perspective
Oklahoma Bar Association Seminar White Paper - September 3, 2010
Do you need to update your estate plan?
McAfee & Taft AgLINC - March 2010
Indemnified, eventually: Insured farmers resort to litigation to obtain proper GRIP payments
Agricultural Law Update - June 2009
Protecting your intellectual property with litigation insurance
Agricultural Law Update - July 1, 2008
Risk Management Agency's inconsistent practices cost farmers
Agricultural Law Update - March 1, 2008

Healthcare Industry

Gavel to Gavel: It's that simple
The Journal Record - March 17, 2011
New EPA reporting deadlines coming up
McAfee & Taft Healthcare Industry Alert - January 18, 2011
Department of Labor, plaintiffs’ attorneys targeting healthcare industry for FLSA enforcement
McAfee & Taft Healthcare Industry Alert - September 17, 2010
OIG advisory opinion describes suspect ‘under arrangements’ transactions
McAfee & Taft Healthcare Industry Alert - September 15, 2010

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
Identifying protected waters
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2011
New EPA air regulations proposed
for oil and natural gas industry
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
Large emission sources targeted by EPA
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Attempt to regulate nondischarging CAFOs rejected again
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Oklahoma’s proposed regional haze SIP revision rejected by EPA
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
BP Alaska to pay largest per barrel penalty to date
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
New guidance on identifying waters protected by the Clean Water Act
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
EPA solicits comment on proposed construction general permit
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Aftershocks
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Exemptions and enforcement of SPCC regulations
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2011
Environmental Regulatory Update
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy - October 2010
Wind law and negotiations from a landowner's perspective
Oklahoma Bar Association Seminar White Paper - September 3, 2010

General Firm Articles

How to Spot and Avoid Email Scams that Target Lawyers
The Young Lawyer - February 2012
Uncertainty for the future of fracking
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2012
PHMSA orders companies to cease transportation of experimental gas linked to explosions
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2012
Calling all perchloroethylene-concerned entities
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2012
Fatal explosion at Bartlett Grain Company
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 lifts EPCRA 313 administrative stay on hydrogen sulfide TRI reporting
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
Comment deadline extended for new oil and gas air emission regulation
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
Geothermal journal
Slice Magazine - November 2011
OSHA directive addresses workplace violence
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - November 2011
President proposes new hardrock mining fees in his plan for economic growth
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
Eco-services rendered
Slice Magazine - September 2011
Document destruction– Spoliation or legitimate process?
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
You vs. Mass Media and Technology
Strategies: The Journal of Legal Marketing - August 2011
Arts and science
Slice Magazine - August 2011
Report on carcinogens lists Styrene as 'reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogen'
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
PHMSA extends regulatory coverage to all rural, onshore, low-stress hazardous liquid pipelines
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Senate committee reauthorizes pipeline safety programs
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Supreme Court prohibits federal common law nuisance suits seeking limits on carbon dioxide emissions
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Significant new use rule for multi-walled carbon nanotube
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Recap of EPA’s Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Draft DOT report on pipeline fitness for service
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Frugally Yours
Slice Magazine - July 2011
National Transportation Safety Board finds deficiencies in emergency notification
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
EPA data collection on nano substances
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - July 2011
Gavel to Gavel: To kill a mockingbird
The Journal Record - June 9, 2011
Scenic route
Slice Magazine - June 2011
Taking it outside
Slice Magazine - May 2011
Adding it up
Slice Magazine - April 2011
Tattoos, unemployment benefits, and firings for misconduct
Oklahoma Employment Law Letter - April 2011
Hexa-what?
Slice Magazine - March 2011
Anticipating adaptation
Slice Magazine - February 2011
Safety practices for transmission pipelines
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2011
Cutting-edge ecotourism
Slice Magazine - January 2011
Terrorism and the General Duty Clause
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - January 2011
Recycling perfection
Slice Magazine - December 2010
Amendment could be bad for business
The Journal Record - November 11, 2010
Beyond nutrition
OKC Downtown Monthly - November 2010
Grassroots to massroots
OKC Downtown Monthly - October 2010
PHMSA advisory: Risks associated with mobile devices
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - September 2010
Mixing it up
OKC Downtown Monthly - September 2010
Falling from the sky
OKC Downtown Monthly - August 2010
The future is NOW!
OKC Downtown Monthly - July 2010
Water, water everywhere?
OKC Downtown Monthly - June 2010
Power to the people
OKC Downtown Monthly - May 2010
PHMSA final rule — HazMat security regulation
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2010
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to limit the use of wireless communication devices
McAfee & Taft RegLINC - May 2010
Update on EPA CAA GHG rulemaking
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy - April 2010
Earth Day 2010
OKC Downtown Monthly - April 2010
Check Scams That Target Lawyers
OBA E-News - March 2010
Recycling cities
OKC Downtown Monthly - March 2010
Less is more healthy
OKC Downtown Monthly - February 2010
Habit forming
OKC Downtown Monthly - January 2010
It looks like greenhouse gas regulation is here, one way or another
OKC Downtown Monthly - December 2009
American Clean Energy and Security Act
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy - October 2009
Water sense makes sense
OKC Downtown Monthly - October 2009
Coal. Really?
OKC Downtown Monthly - September 2009
Sustainability and energy
OKC Downtown Monthly - August 2009
Smart: An easy way to appreciate sustainability
OKC Downtown Monthly - July 2009
How to Use a Moral Compass
Directions, a publication of OK Ethics - November 6, 2008
Is my money safe?
The Journal Record - October 30, 2008
Is Your Red Flag Program Ready? - NEW
McAfee & Taft Email Alert - October 8, 2008
Uncovering hidden profits: Corporate records and e-discovery
The Journal Record - October 2, 2008
Clean Air Act and climate change
Environmental Progress - October 2008
Gavel to Gavel: Fee Arrangements
The Journal Record - August 7, 2008
Environmental regulatory update
Environmental Progress - April 2008