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On The Horizon — Renewable Energy In Asia: India

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

1. What are the driving factors for increasing renewable energy production in India? India’s power generation sector has been dominated by conventional energy. As per data released by the Central Electricity Authority in February 2011, if one...

Newlywed agrees to mid-trial murder plea in slaying of her husband

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

A Montana woman accused of pushing her husband off a cliff at Glacier National Park a week after they married has agreed to a mid-trial plea. Jordan Linn Graham, whose age is given as 21 or…

What Is Michigan's 'Rape Insurance' Law?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

Michigan lawmakers passed a controversial bill on Wednesday that will ban insurance plans in the state from covering abortion unless the woman's life is in danger.

Independent Spending in NJ’s 2013 Elections Reaches a Record-Breaking High

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

Last week the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission announced “[a]n unprecedented explosion of independent special interest spending pushed the cost of the 2013 state elections to an all-time high . . .” Although final numbers won’t be...

Misuse Of Visas Lands Tech Giant In Hot Water

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

Infosys, an Indian technology outsourcing company, has agreed to pay a fine of $34 million after an extensive investigation by federal prosecutors in Texas. The investigation alleged that the tech giant misused the B-1 business visitor visa, which is...

CFPB Publishes Final Rules on Dodd-Frank Requirements for Homeownership Counseling

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

On November 14, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “Bureau”) published final rules in the Federal Register interpreting the homeownership counseling amendments to its Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation X (Real Estate...

Mortgage Fraud Cases in Nevada

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

A former California resident was arrested in Las Vegas in August 2013 on a Reno warrant charging him with several kinds of theft charges and mortgage fraud. The Nevada Attorney General’s office cautioned that his alleged $300,000 fraud might only be...

Special Situations Opportunities in Upcoming Asia Restructurings

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

Latham & Watkins partner David Heller moderated a panel discussion at the November 5, 2013 “Maximizing Outcomes in Upcoming Asia Restructurings” industry summit co-hosted by Latham and the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association...

Wisconsin Appellate Court Holds Manure Not a Pollutant

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

In its recent decision in Wilson Mutual Ins. Co. v. Falk, 2013 Wisc. App. LEXIS 1031 (Wis. App. Dec. 11, 2013), the Court of Appeals for Wisconsin had occasion to consider whether cow manure generated at a dairy farm constitutes a pollutant for the...

Data Security Advisory for Federal Contractors: Safeguarding Unclassified Controlled Technical Information

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

The Department of Defense (DoD) has published its new final rule governing the security measures imposed on DoD unclassified technical information resident on or passing through the unclassified information systems of its contractors and...

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