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Bahrain’s New Data Protection Law Now in Force

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/19

On August 1, 2019, Bahrain’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) (Law No. (30) of 2018) took effect. The PDPL aims to align Bahrain’s data protection framework more closely with global best practices and regulates the processing (broadly defined to...

Rear-End Vehicle Collisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/19

According to government statistics, more than 25 percent of all motor vehicle accidents involve rear-end collisions. While these dangerous accidents can result from a variety of factors, a study published by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...

BREAKING NEWS: New Jersey Is Not GILTI! The Division Withdraws TB-85

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/19

Many New Jersey taxpayers have a reason to celebrate today as the Division of Taxation withdrew Technical Bulletin-85, providing for a special apportionment regime for global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) and income used to compute the...

Jury Rules for NCAA in First Sports Concussion Case Tried to Verdict

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/19

In a landmark decision, a Pennsylvania jury ruled in favor of the defendant National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the first sports concussion case tried to verdict. In a 10-2 decision, the jury in Onyshko v. NCAA, No. C-63-CV-201403620...

Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation and What It Means for the Compliance Profession

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/19

On Monday, the Business Roundtable announced the release of the Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation(The Statement). The new Statement was signed by 181 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) who committed to lead their companies for the benefit of all...

Gaining Data Privacy Compliance When Regulations Have Global Reach

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/19

While GDPR has been active as a regulation since May 2018, the first fines have just started to hit companies for data breaches. Announced by the ICO on July 8 2019, they intend to fine British Airways £183.39 million for the data breach in June...

The First PNF/AFA Common Guidelines

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/19

When Law No. 2016-1691 (Sapin II Law) created the convention judicaire d’intérêt public (CJIP), modeled after the American deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), it was feared that the existence of potentially dueling French agencies prosecuting...

Apicore US LLC v. Beloteca, Inc.

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/19

Case Name: Apicore US LLC v. Beloteca, Inc., C.A. No. 2:19-CV-00077-JRG, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65858 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 17, 2019) (Gilstrap, J.)....
By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Third Circuit Holds that Inclusion of "Quick Response" Codes on Envelope Violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/19

In a precedential opinion, DiNaples v. MRS BPO, LLC, the Third Circuit held that adding an unencrypted "quick response" or "QR" code to an envelope containing a debt collection letter violates 15 U.S.C. § 1692f(8) of the Fair Debt Collection...

Defense Health Agency and Defense Logistics Agency Memorandum of Agreement: A Good First Step, but What about Coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs?

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/08/19

On August 15, 2019, the Defense Health Agency (“DHA”) and Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”) agreed upon a joint approach to healthcare logistics. Under the Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”), DLA will be responsible for materiel acquisitions, while DHA...

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