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GSA’s SAM.gov Site To Be Modernized on May 24, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Government contractors currently access the U.S. General Services Administration’s System for Award Management (referred to in the industry as “SAM”) for only a few fundamental tasks: Register to do business with the U.S.

FTC Testifies Before Congress on Its Work to Protect Consumers from COVID-19 Scams and Threats to Its Ability to Return Money to Victims of Illegal Conduct

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

On April 20, members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testified before the Senate Commerce Committee to update lawmakers of their efforts to curtail scams and other fraudulent consumer abuses related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Dietary Supplement and Personal Care Products Regulatory and Litigation Highlights – April 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Welcome to our monthly digest of litigation and regulatory highlights impacting the personal care product and dietary supplement industry.

IRPA Claims - A Troubling New Trend?

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

In recent weeks, a number of new class actions have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois asserting novel claims under the Illinois Right to Publicity Act (“IRPA”) 765 ILCS 1075/1 et seq.     ...

Second Circuit ruling clarifies when data breach plaintiffs have adequately pleaded Article III standing

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

In a thoughtful opinion that diverges from how other circuit courts have addressed the issue, the Second Circuit recently issued a ruling clarifying the circumstances when data breach plaintiffs can rely on fear of identity theft to establish Article III standing....

Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Education Committee Has Spoken (Part Two)

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

In addition to bills described in our last post, the General Assembly’s Education Committee approved and advanced out of committee the following funding-related and “omnibus” bills, including bills reaffirming the Committee’s affinity for “task forces” and “studies.”  Here is a summary of these b

Schrems II – Portuguese DPA suspends data transfer to the US by public entity that relied on standard contractual clauses

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

On 27 April 2021, the supervisory authority of Portugal (CNPD) issued a resolution that required the National Institute of Statistics (INE) to suspend, within twelve hours, the transfer of data collected as part of the 2021 census surveys to the US or any other third country without adequate data

North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - May 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

As the crossover deadline next Thursday nears, the lights in the legislative building have been on a little later than usual as legislators attempt to get their bills passed through floor votes of their respective chambers.

The ABCs of Anti-Corruption and Bribery Law: What Preceded Brazil’s “Operation Car Wash” and What Comes Next?

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not....
By: Mayer Brown - Energy Forward

Trump Administration Bird Rule on the Chopping Block

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21

On May 7, 2021, the U.S.

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