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Court Finds Plaintiff’s Subjective Interpretation of a Debt Collection Letter Insufficient to Confer Standing Under the FDCPA

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/06/21

The Southern District of Florida has added to the growing collection of cases under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) based on a lack of standing....
By: Troutman Pepper

SCOTUS Ruling Today on Computer Fraud and Abuse Act May Help Investigative Journalists

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/06/21

Journalists may face less risk for commonplace investigative computer reporting techniques thanks to a ruling today from the U.S. Supreme Court....
By: Ballard Spahr LLP

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. – Giving Structure to a Structured Dismissal

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/06/21

Most corporate bankruptcy filings result in either a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the Code) or a liquidation under Chapter 7 of the Code.

District Court Lacked Jurisdiction Over Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Challenge Involving FERC License Amendment

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/06/21

On March 31, U.S.

Sales, Sales and More Sales (but Not Many Vehicles)

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/06/21

The May 2021 sales figures are in, and they are good. The industry has to be careful comparing May 2021 to May 2020, but even with that said, sales are good.

Food Industry Regulatory and Litigation Highlights – April and May 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/06/21

Welcome to our April + May combined report on food litigation, regulatory trends and events. We have a lot to report in the food world, with a number of litigation currents starting to form, and some new waves building. Let’s see what happened…....

DHS announces cybersecurity obligations for pipeline companies

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/06/21

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a security directive (Directive) that, for the first time, imposes mandatory cybersecurity requirements on companies in the pipeline industry....
By: Hogan Lovells

Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/06/21

On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order under his authority as President and through the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., increasing the minimum wage paid to workers employed for federal government contracts and subcontracts......

DOE to Hold Public Hearings on Trump-Era Title IX Rules & Protections for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Schools

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/06/21

Summary - The Department of Education (DOE) will hold five days of virtual public hearings on Title IX enforcement starting on June 7.

Panama: New short-stay visa as a remote worker in the Republic of Panama

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/06/21

Executive Decree No. 198 of May 7, 2021 (the "Executive Decree") was published in Official Gazette No. 29290-A of May 20, 2021, which creates the short-stay visa as a remote worker (the "Short-Stay Visa as a Remote Worker") and other provisions are enacted....

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