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Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal – What You Need To Know NOW!

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/01/14

Through Public Act 97-1129, Illinois established the Independent Tax Tribunal (the “Tax Tribunal”) to largely replace the system of administrative hearings conducted by the Illinois Department of Revenue (the “Department”)....

New Mass Termination Claim Certified in Ontario

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/01/14

On January 2, 2014, Justice Perell certified a class action alleging that, among other things, a group of over 500 putative class members had been wrongfully dismissed by their former (now insolvent ) employer. Justice Perell’s decision in Brigaitis...

CFPB’s Private Student Loan Payment Report Serves as a Guide to Preemptively Revising Loan Payment Policies

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/01/14

The CFPB released its student loan ombudsman report analyzing complaints that the CFPB received from private student loan borrowers. In its second annual review of student loan practices, the CFPB reported that lenders make it hard for borrowers to...

Is Tiffany Generic?

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/01/14

Genericide kills trademark rights. It has been alleged that “Tiffany setting,” encompassing the famous TIFFANY mark owned by Tiffany and Company (“Tiffany”), is merely a generic term for a type of engagement ring....

Proposal Seeks To Make California The Artificer And Enforcer Of Caps On Executive Compensation

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/01/14

Earlier this month, Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced that the proponents of an initiative measure could begin collecting petition signatures for their measure. If this measure makes it on to the ballot and is approved by the voters, it would...

U.S. Access Board Advisory Committee's Recommendations for ADA-Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment: Implications for Health Care Providers

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/01/14

For the past several years, the health care community has been not only at the center of vigorous policy debates about the method of health care delivery in this country, but also in the crosshairs of agencies charged with enforcement of the...

"SEC Judge Issues Initial Decision Regarding Chinese Affiliates of the Big Four Accounting Firms"

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/01/14

On January 22, 2014, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot (the ALJ) issued an initial decision censuring the Chinese accounting firms affiliated with Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,...

2014 Hart-Scott-Rodino Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/01/14

What you need to know: HSR filing thresholds will be adjusted upward effective February 24, 2014. What you need to do: Parties involved in a large merger or acquisition should analyze whether it will exceed the new thresholds....

Volokh Conspiracy blog now subject to Washington Post’s paywall | Can lawyers use dynamic pricing?

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/01/14

This week, the Volokh Conspiracy (in the ABA Journal's Blawg 100 Hall of Fame) migrated to the Washington Post.

ABA task force calls for sweeping changes in legal education system

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/01/14

The ABA should create a task force or a commission to undertake an in-depth examination of law school price and funding issues, an ABA task force says.

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