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Partnership Agreement Was Invalid Where IT Was Entered Into Between A Fiduciary And Principal And Was Otherwise Unfair And The Principal Did Not Owe Fiduciary Duties As A Partner Where There Was No Enforceable Partnership

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

In Adam v. Marcos, an attorney and his client agreed to a joint venture/partnership. No. 14-18-00450-CV, 2021 Tex. App. LEXIS 2060 (Tex. App.—Houston March 18, 2021, no pet. history). The attorney sued the client for breaching the agreement.

Alert: New European Commission Referral Guidance Creates Uncertainty for Merging Parties

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

The European Commission (EC) recently published new guidance on the application of the referral mechanism set out in Article 22, which permits the EC to review any transaction referred to it, even if the transaction does not meet national or European Union merger thresholds....

Biden ups minimum wage to $15 for federal contractor workforce

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

On April 27, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order that will, beginning in early 2022, raise the minimum hourly wage from $10.95 to $15.00 for workers working on or in connection with covered federal contracts and subcontracts....

[Audio] JONES DAY TALKS®: European Central Bank’s Climate Center & Investment Plans Focus on Sustainability

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

The European Central Bank's decision to establish a Climate Change Center and invest in a green bond fund launched by the Bank for International Settlements reflects the growing importance of climate change, and ESG more broadly, in ECB policy.

FTC Settles Claims Alleging Merchant Cash Advance Providers Engaged In Unfair And Deceptive Practices

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it has settled the lawsuit it filed against Yellowstone Capital LLC, a provider of merchant cash advances, and its chief executive officer and president for alleged unfair and deceptive conduct in violation of section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C

Critical Habitat Designation Reduced for Northern Mexican Gartersnake

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

This week, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service ("Service") published a final rule designating critical habitat for the northern Mexican gartersnake (Thamnophis eques megalops) under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”)....

Justice Thomas argues for repeal of doctrine protecting military from tort suits incident to service

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21


Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, April 2021 # 9

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

In Washington: The Biden administration will ban most travel from India starting Tuesday amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country.

“Hogs Get Slaughtered” – The Story of Florida Privacy Legislation

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

The Florida privacy legislation appears to be dead, and the best way to explain it is with the southern adage that “pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered.” With a strong privacy bill in hand that gave privacy advocates 95% of everything they wanted and approved by the Senate, the House decided it wa

Biden-Harris Administration Push for Green Technology

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/05/21

In a recent Lawflash, our colleagues Ken Kulak and Ariel Braunstein reported that at the Leaders Summit on Climate, hosted by the Biden-Harris administration on April 22 and 23 in Washington, DC, President Joseph Biden set aggressive goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the United State

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