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Alberta Court of Appeal Confirms the Limitation Period for Statutory Damages Claims under PIPA

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/08/19

The Alberta Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that the limitation period under the Alberta Limitations Act applicable to a statutory claim for damages under the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) does not begin to run until a...

Florida Opens Its Roads to Driverless Vehicles

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/08/19

On June 13, Florida enacted legislation allowing cars without human drivers to begin operating on its roads. While Michigan and Texas also allow cars without human drivers to some degree, Florida has gone one step further, by prohibiting local...

FCC Releases Final Regulatory Fees With Some Relief for Broadcasters

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/08/19

The FCC has released its finalized schedule of annual Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2019, and thanks to the collective efforts of all 50 State Broadcasters Associations and the National Association of Broadcasters, there is some good news for radio...

U.S. Corps of Engineers Cache River Restoration Project: Cache River Property Owner Judicial Complaint for Declaratory/Injunctive Relief

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/08/19

Lundell Farming Company, L.P. and LFCLP1, LLC, (collectively “Lundell”) filed an August 23rd Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against the United States Corps of Engineers (“Corps”)( including certain individuals in their official...

Champion Chevrolet Sued by EEEOC for Sex Discrimination

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/08/19

Reno Car Dealership Bullied Lone Female Salesperson, Federal Agency Charges - RENO, Nev. -- Champion Chevrolet Dealership in Reno, operated by Hallman Chevrolet Inc., violated federal law by denying opportunities to a female salesperson and...

Not An Offer He Can’t Refuse

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/08/19

N.C. Business Court Dismisses Two Contract Claims on Summary Judgement for Lack of Mutuality- In separate cases, the North Carolina Business Court answers the question: When exactly is a contract formed? The Court reminds business leaders that...

Quick Hits: August 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/08/19

South Carolina Emerging as an Important Market for Solar - This past spring, South Carolina passed the Energy Freedom Act, opening up the state’s solar market....

FCC Adopts Order Modernizing its Rural Healthcare Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/08/19

At its August 2019 meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an order modernizing its Rural Healthcare (RHC) universal service programs—the Telecommunications Program and the Healthcare Connect Fund—providing subsidized...

Patent Case Summaries

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/08/19

A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board....

CFPB Continues Its Enforcement In Less Than Traditional Areas of Consumer Protection; This Time it is Remittances

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/08/19

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 a consent order entered into with Maxitransfers Corp., a Texas-based money transmitter, following its investigation of Maxitransfers’ compliance with the Remittance...

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