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When the Virtual School Year Ends, Who Owns the Intellectual Property?

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/21

The first full school year conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic is coming to a close.

PPP Investigations, Settlements and Litigation on the Horizon

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/21

In the last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has brought more than 100 criminal cases relating to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Fraud. These criminal prosecutions started at a blistering pace, with the first indictments coming within the very first months of the program’s inception.

Corona-Tests in Unternehmen, der Datenschutz und Besonderheiten der Bundesländer

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/21

Seit der letzten Änderung der SARS-CoV-2-Arbeitsschutzverordnung (Corona-ArbSchV), die am 23. April in Kraft getreten ist (und nach derzeitigem Stand bis 30.

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Updates from the NC General Assembly and Governor’s Office - April 2021 #4

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/21

This week, Gov. Roy Cooper issued a new Executive Order lifting many COVID-19 restrictions and legislators considered a number of bills.                   Order Loosens COVID-19 Restrictions - This week, Gov.

Booking.com Fined By Dutch DPA For Breach Notice Delay

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/21

The Dutch Data Protection Authority recently imposed a €475,000 fine ($558,000) against the hotel website Booking.com for waiting longer than 72 hours to report a data breach.

Privacy Perils: Smish Smash, Don't Take a Financial Bath

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/21

Having been phish bait numerous times, we are wisely wary of emails inviting us to click on embedded links that either install malware or direct us to fraudulent websites.

DOJ and IRS’ Analysis of Crypto Records and Work with Private Experts and International Partners Leads to Arrest

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/21

US law enforcement continues to make no secret of their efforts to work closely with experts and overseas partners to prosecute those involved in virtual currency transactions who attempt to rely on its purported anonymity to commit financial crimes.

A Component Part Supplier’s Duty to Warn Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Maritime Asbestos Decision

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/21

Under the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability § 5, Comment b (1998), the supplier of a product generally must warn about only those risks associated with the product itself, not those associated with the “products and systems into which [it is] integrated.”...

California Starts Paving the Way with Issuance of First AV Deployment Permit

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/21

An earlier Holland & Knight Transportation Blog discussed the progress of new autonomous vehicle (AV) regulations in California and the expected support of the Biden Administration. (See "New California Regulations Pave Way for AV Progress Under Supportive Biden," Jan.

Data Privacy Fines and Damages “Double Jeopardy”: UK Supreme Court Hears Google “Class Action”

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/21

his week sees a key hearing before the UK Supreme Court in the case of Lloyd v Google, an event long awaited by those familiar with data protection law proceedings in Europe.

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