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Game-Changer: Live Sports Gambling’s Transformative Impact

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

The secret is out: gambling is now a visible part of the American sports landscape (and many of our personal entertainment budgets). That writing has been on the wall for years.

Supreme Court Decides Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc.

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

On June 29, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc., holding that the assignor of a patent is generally estopped from later challenging its validity, but that this estoppel does not apply to grounds for invalidity that arose after the assignment....

California Court of Appeal Approves Use of Rate-In-Effect Overtime Calculation Method Where It Benefited Employees

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

California law generally requires that non-exempt employees be paid 1.5 times their “regular rate of pay” for work performed beyond 40 hours in a week or 8 hours in a day – and twice their “regular rate of pay” for time worked in excess of 12 hours in day or beyond 8 hours on the seventh day of t

Manufacturers and Importers of 20 High-Priority Chemicals and 30 Organohalogen Flame Retardants Must Submit Data to EPA

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule on June 29, 2021, that requires manufacturers (including importers) of 50 specified chemical substances to report certain lists and copies of unpublished health and safety studies to EPA. 86 Fed. Reg. 34147.

DOJ Charges Armored Car Service CEO for Elaborate Scheme to Launder Money Through Illegal Gold

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

On June 23, 2021, the Department of Justice unsealed a criminal complaint and affidavit filed in the Southern District of Florida that alleges a vast scheme to launder money through illegal gold mining.

Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction is overturned because of initial district attorney’s decision

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21


FTC Pharma Merger Enforcement is Robust But Needs Greater Clarity and Consistency

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

Key takeaways - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and antitrust agencies in North America and Europe have launched a Task Force to evaluate their current approach to pharmaceutical mergers reviews.

PTAB Details Interim Procedure for Requesting Arthrex Director Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

On June 29th, the PTO issued an initial protocol for requesting Director review of a PTAB Final Written Decision according to the Supreme Court’s Arthrex decision.  This Arthrex protocol is similar to the current procedure for requesting rehearing by the Precedential Opinion Panel, where concurre

Oregon Legislation Mandates 100% Clean Electricity by 2040 With a Focus on Environmental Justice

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

For the past two legislative sessions, the Oregon legislature tried—and failed—to pass comprehensive climate legislation.

Alaska Native Corporations Now Eligible for CARES Act Funds Following Supreme Court Decision

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21

On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6–3 decision, in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, that Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) are “Indian tribes,” as defined by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDA).

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