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FDA Declines to Conclude CBD is Safe and Sends Flurry of Warning Letters

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/19

On November 25, 2019, the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) took several significant actions regarding sellers of products containing cannabidiol (CBD). The FDA announced that it cannot conclude that CBD is “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS)...

The War is Over: the SEC Won

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/19

On November 18, 2019, the Chairman of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), Heath Tarbert, sat for an interview on digital assets and did something we have never seen before. He declared the winner of the turf battle that has been...

Countdown to the California Consumer Privacy Act: Key Components Every Business Should Be Aware Of

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/19

On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) becomes effective, and businesses around the world will be responsible for handling the personal information of Californians in accordance with the requirements of the act. To date, the...

FCA Urges Firms to Fight Financial Crime with Technology

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/19

According to Megan Butler, Executive Director of Supervision at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), financial crime is big business; the estimated annual cost of fraud is £190 billion. In Butler’s view, although developing technology can be an...

In the Great Green Room, There was…a Shocking Theft—Historic Robbery in Dresden at State Art Collections

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/19

While the incomparable Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd does not take place in Dresden, that is where today brought news of a robbery at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, the State Art Collections that house...

CMS Finalizes Highly Anticipated Hospital Price Transparency Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/19

On November 15, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule requiring hospitals to make public a list of standard charges for items and services provided by such hospitals (the Rule). (The unpublished version of this...

USPTO Updates Rules Regarding Proof of Use of Trademarks

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/19

Synopsis: Beginning December 21, 2019, trademark owners will face increased proof of use/trademark specimen requirements with respect to trademark applications before the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)....

Personal Planning Strategies - December 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/19

Estate, Gift and GST Tax Update - What This Means for Your Current Will, Revocable Trust and Estate Plan - The estate and gift tax regimes have been permanent and unified since the passage of The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the "2012...

The Evolving Landscape of Whistleblower Claims Under Dodd-Frank

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/19

Congress is poised to overturn two recent judicial interpretations of the whistleblower protections of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank). On Sept. 23, 2019, the Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act...

Pre-Qualification Belatedly Comes To New York City Projects

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/19

In the early hours of July 1, 2008, a comprehensive, multi-faceted piece of legislation was agreed upon in Albany between legislative leaders and our "accidental governor," David Paterson (i.e. elevated to the position as a result of the resignation...

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