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Hunstein on Rehearing – Revisiting Article III Standing in the Eleventh Circuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

On April 21, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Richard Hunstein v.

Supreme Court–Appointed Special Master Applies Place-of-Purchase Jurisdictional Rule to MoneyGram’s Unclaimed “Official Checks”

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

Our Unclaimed Property Team reviews the report of the U.S.

If San Francisco Is Not Your Final Destination...

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

For more than two decades, the Federal Circuit has held that correspondence alone from a patentee to a possible infringer would not subject it to personal jurisdiction in any declaratory-judgment action the alleged infringer might file in its “home” jurisdiction....

Is There a First Amendment Right to Tweet?

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

Last month, TikTok user @nas.alive asked people to answer the question: "What's one thing that is normal in your country but weird for the rest of the world?" It took off.

USPTO Implementing Trademark Modernization Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

Earlier this month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of proposed rule-making to implement provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA), which Congress passed in December 2020.

Construction Company Fined for Excessive Contributions Under Chicago Pay-to-Play Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

Benchmark Construction Company, Inc., which regularly does business with the city of Chicago, was fined $5,000 for excessive contributions to a Chicago council member’s political committee.

New Zealand Government Introduces World-First Climate-Reporting Disclosure Laws

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

On April 12, 2021, the New Zealand government introduced an omnibus bill into parliament, aiming to introduce mandatory requirements for businesses in the financial sector to disclose the impacts of climate change on themselves and develop strategies to manage climate change risks and opportuniti

Supreme Court Holds That CERCLA Contribution Claims Are Triggered by Resolution of Express CERCLA Liability

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

This week the Supreme Court decided Territory of Guam v. United States, No. 20-382 (U.S. May 24, 2021), and held that contribution claims under section 113(f)(3)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C.

A New Era for Home-Based Patient Care

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

Among the numerous consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic is a well-documented emphasis on the home. Work at home. Exercise at home. See your doctor or other health provider at home.

FCA considering broader action on trading influencers after signalling case judgment

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned it will not hesitate to take further action against firms over trading influencers, after winning a summary judgment against 24HR Trading Academy Limited in March.

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