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Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Police Department Hit with Ransomware Attack

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

The Associated Press has reported that the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. police department has been the victim of a hacking incident for which the Russian-based ransomware group Babuk is claiming responsibility....

11th Circuit Finds Data Transmission to Vendor Constitutes a Communication to a Third Party Under FDCPA

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

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New Rules: German government passes far-reaching expansion of foreign investment control

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

Regulators are becoming increasingly active in imposing measures on deals or prohibiting them altogether under FDI rules – with prohibitions happening in the EU’s largest economies Germany, France, and Italy in the past months....

Closer Scrutiny Expected of Corporate Conduct

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

The Biden administration is widely expected to be tougher on corporate wrongdoing than its predecessor. Although there have not yet been significant changes to existing policies, key nominations to date and early enforcement initiatives signal close scrutiny of corporate conduct to come....

MarkIt to Market® - April 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

[co-author: Joseph Diorio, Law Clerk] The April 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses the suit filed by Nike over MSCHF's "Satan Shoes"; the latest PTAB decision in the ongoing battle between Philip Morris and RAI Strategic Holdings; and the new gTLD open sunrise

Antitrust Developments and the Potential Impact on Government Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

The Remedy of Divestiture: Steves and Sons, Inc. v. JELD-WEN, Inc. For what is believed to be the first time ever, a private plaintiff successfully challenged an already consummated merger under antitrust law and won divestiture as part of its remedy....

Florida Supreme Court unveils a revamped summary judgment rule just in time for the May 1, 2021 effective date

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

On December 31, 2020, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion amending Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 governing summary judgment proceedings, to adopt the summary judgment standard articulated by the United States Supreme Court in Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S.

Something Special, April 2021 | Issue No. 23 - Don’t Be Cruel: Appellate Division Upholds Waiver of Fiduciary Duties But Denies Motion to Dismiss Claim for Breach of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

Can contracting parties waive all common law fiduciary duties?

Chicago Passes Vaccine Anti-Retaliation Ordinance

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

The Chicago City Council last week passed an ordinance providing more rights to employees who take time off from work to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine.

The End Of The Religious Exemption To Immunizations For Students In Connecticut Schools?

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21

As we were all reminded when discussing the COVID-19 vaccine, https://schoollaw.pullcomblog.com/archives/covid-19-testing-and-eventual... Connecticut law (via

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