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Final Bard Bellwether Mesh Lawsuit Postponed Until January 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/13

The fourth and final bellwether vaginal mesh lawsuit filed against C.R. Bard has been postponed until January 10, 2014. This case (Jones v. C. R. Bard, Inc, Case No. 2:11-cv-00114) had been slated to get underway on December 3, 2013; however, it was...

When Domestic Disputes Turn Criminal: Trespassing at Your Ex-Spouse’s Home

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/13

Local news sources recently reported that a Lincolnton, North Carolina man was arrested by Catawba County sheriff’s officers on a host of charges, including extortion, communicating threats, criminal trespass, and breaking and entering. The charges...

San Francisco Establishes Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/13

The fog has cleared on the San Francisco Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance. Starting on January 1, 2014, San Francisco employers with 20 or more employees must allow any employee who is employed within the geographic boundaries of the city,...

HHS Closes Out 2013 with 6th Resolution Agreement

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/13

Throughout 2013, HHS OCR has stated that covered entities of all sizes need to give priority to securing ePHI. In addition, HHS OCR has recommended that covered entities identify and mitigate risks before an incident occurs. HHS OCR’s enforcement...

Seventh Circuit Holds Failure to Conciliate is Not a Defense Available to Employers in Litigation with the EEOC

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/13

In EEOC v. Mach Mining, LLC, the Seventh Circuit became the first federal circuit to foreclose an employer's ability to use the implied affirmative defense that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) failed to conciliate prior to bringing...

Group-Wide Global Insurance Capital Standards First Step - Basic Capital Mandate for G-SIIs

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/13

As the first step in the development of group-wide global insurance capital standards, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) released for public consultation its proposal on basic capital requirements (BCR) for global...

Top 10 Celebrity Justice Stories of 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/13

Not a year goes by without thousands of celebrity legal troubles and travails, and 2013 was no exception.

Factory Growth on the Upswing in the United States

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/13

In a rise not seen for more than two years, the manufacturing industry in the United States is setting a faster pace than expected, despite the recent government shutdown....
By: Fox, Shjeflo, Hartley & Babu LLP

IRS Relaxes Certain Cafeteria Plan Election Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/13

IRS Notice 2014-01, issued December 16, 2013, provides guidance for plan sponsors of Code Section 125 cafeteria plans and Code Section 223 health savings accounts (“HSA”) regarding plan elections made by same-sex spouses. Prior to the Supreme Court’s...

Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation Products Liability Litigation – An Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/12/13

Earlier this year, it seemed like Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation ("SPF") might generate the type of attention that Chinese drywall did. Between April 2012 and May 2013 homeowners in various parts of the country, including Connecticut, Florida,...

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