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Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Introduced in Philadelphia City Council

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/06/21

On June 24, Councilmembers Quiñones Sánchez and Gauthier introduced legislation that would institute mandatory inclusionary zoning in select areas of the city.

Panama: Regulation on Data Protection

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/06/21

On May 28, 2021, entered into effect Executive Decree No. 285 of May 28, 2021 (the “Regulation”) which regulates Law No. 81 of March 26, 2019 (the "PPD Law") which establishes mandatory guidelines for the Protection of Personal Data....

SCOTUS lets stand victory by transgender man Gavin Grimm, former student who sued over bathroom policy

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/06/21


BIO Declaration on Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments and Role of IP

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/06/21

In a message distributed to Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) members, Dr.

Supreme Court Decision: TransUnion v. Ramirez

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/06/21

Today, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, holding that a concrete injury requires more than the existence of a risk of harm that never materializes.

Court finds Domino’s Pizza Violated the ADA by Having an Inaccessible Website and Orders WCAG Compliance

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/06/21

Seyfarth Synopsis: California federal trial court grants summary judgment for plaintiff, finding Domino’s violated the ADA by having a website that is inaccessible to the blind and orders Domino’s bring its website into compliance with the WCAG 2.0 guidelines....

CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – June 2021 #4

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/06/21

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD - Judge tosses $9M CBD oil suit saying Ky. is wrong venue - U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier tossed a hemp farm’s $9-million contract dispute suit against an Ore....

PSA: Second Circuit Issues Reminder of the Consequences for Lack of Specificity in Disclaimers of Coverage for Personal Injury Claims Under New York Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/06/21

We have previously discussed the requirements imposed on insurers by New York law to inform insureds seeking coverage for death or bodily injury to describe any disclaimer of coverage “with a high degree of specificity of the ground or grounds on which the disclaimer is predicated.” In Philadelph

Effective cause: a case of contract, commission and implied terms

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/06/21

In a case about the wording of an agency agreement between a finance company, EMFC, and a corporate property developer, TRG, I look at whether the agreement contained an implied term that EMFC was only entitled to commission if it was an effective cause of the loan facilities in question....

Avoiding Citizenship and National Origin Discrimination—The Tricky Analysis Surrounding What Employers May Request from Foreign National Candidates During the Pre-employment Process

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/06/21

It may be hard to imagine, but prior to 1986 it was not illegal for an employer to hire an undocumented worker. All of that changed with the enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA).

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