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Common Sense Reigns in 11th Circuit: A Brief Annoyance Does Not Create Standing

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

For the vast majority of Americans, receiving a single unsolicited text message is a mere annoyance that does not warrant a federal lawsuit. But spurred by the language of the TCPA and a series of judicial decisions nationwide, a cottage industry has...

International News: Employment - September 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

Responses to Gender Pay Inequity: A Quick World Tour - Most major jurisdictions have pay equity laws, but their approach is far from uniform. Global companies need to evaluate compliance with these laws on a country-by-country basis whilst...

Psssst. Can you keep a secret?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

At one time or another, we’ve all been faced with that question. A friend or family member asks if you can keep a secret. A really good secret. Of course I can. I can be trusted. And then you hear the secret. It is in fact a really good secret, and...

Waiving USACE Policy Requirements: A Tool to Get Urgent Projects Completed

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

Most of our past Blog posts have been focused on current events, analysis of new trends, and breaking news. Today, we are sharing some news that is eight months old but that offers a potential and promising path for getting things done. Some of you...

Homebuyers Beware: Don’t Pay Hackers for Your House

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

Cybersecurity incidents can have a dramatic impact on the lives of individuals. This blog has covered numerous cases of individuals and businesses trying to pick up the pieces after fraudsters are gone with their money. That was true for the King...

Let It Ride: Gambling Patent Survives Early Section 101 Challenge, Requires Claim Construction

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

The plaintiff asserted four sports gambling patents against two defendants. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted inter partes review proceedings on three of the asserted patents and defendants moved to dismiss the fourth....

New EEOC Digest Released on Equal Employment Opportunity Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

On September 3, 2019, the EEOC published Volume 2 of its Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest) for Fiscal Year 2019. What’s New - Included in the Digest are decisions from the Commission and federal courts involving, among other...

Tennessee’s Proposed Amendments to Rule 26 Mandate Broad Initial Disclosures

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

In contrast to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1), the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure do not require initial disclosures—but that could be changing soon. On August 13, 2019, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an order soliciting written...

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey – Second Quarter 2019 - Full Analysis

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

We analyzed the terms of 215 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2019 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. The quarter showed the highest percentage of up rounds since 2004, when we first started publishing this report, and...

Civil Automotive and UAS Radars Are Removed from the USML

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

• On August 30, DDTC published a final rule that removes many of the radars used in civil automotive and unpiloted aerial vehicles from the USML. • This continues the targeted removal of civil items from the military electronics controls of the...

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