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Another Arrow In The Quiver: ROSCA as an Alternative to 13(b) In Obtaining Monetary Relief

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/06/21

There are some really smart lawyers at the FTC. For over 40 years, they were able to convince the federal judiciary (and, let’s face it, most of us) that the FTC had an authority that a unanimous Supreme Court in AMG Capital Management concluded it did not have.

JBS Swift to Pay up to $5.5 Million to Settle EEOC Race and Religious Discrimination Claim at Greeley Plant

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/06/21

International Meat Processing Giant Agrees to Settle Claims That It Discriminated Against Employees Based on Race, National Origin and Religion - DENVER – JBS USA LLC, doing business as JBS Swift & Company, will pay up to $5.5 million and provide other relief to end a lawsuit brought by the

Client Alert: "Bill Pending Texas Governor’s Signature Expands Recovery Of Attorneys’ Fees"

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/06/21

The Texas legislature has sent to Governor Abbott a bill closing a huge loophole in the Texas statute requiring the award of attorneys’ fees to a successful plaintiff in most breach of contract actions.

Alert: US Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in Van Buren

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/06/21

Introduction - On June 3, 2021, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in Van Buren v. United States in the Court’s first-ever interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the federal anti-hacking statute.

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Warburg Pincus Invests in GHX

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/06/21

Warburg Pincus will make a minority investment in Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX), according to a news release....
By: McGuireWoods LLP

May 2021 Bid Protest Roundup (Law360 Spotlight)

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/06/21

This month’s Bid Protest Roundup (featured on Law360) examines three recent decisions by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Court of Federal Claims (COFC).

FTC's Drop Of Illumina-Grail Merger Case Raises Uncertainty

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/06/21

A federal judge recently dismissed the Federal Trade Commission's challenge of Illumina Inc.'s acquisition of Grail Inc., a cancer-screening firm started and spun off years earlier by Illumina itself. A victory for the defendants? Not so much...

Paid Leave and Coronavirus — Part 28: Massachusetts Governor Signs Law Providing COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/06/21

Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 28, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law legislation that grants employees emergency paid sick leave for COVID-related illness, quarantine and vaccinations (“COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave”).

U.S. Supreme Court Confirms Narrow Scope of Federal Computer Fraud Claim Often Used in Trade Secret Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/06/21

On June 3, the U.S.

ICER Turns Attention to Health Insurers — New Report Will Examine Whether Plans Provide ‘Fair Access’ to Drugs

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/06/21

On May 12, 2021, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER or the Institute) released plans to begin an annual examination into health insurance drug coverage policies to assess “fair access” to prescription drugs.

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