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Nevada Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Residents To Opt-Out Of Sales Of Covered Information

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/05/19

Key Point: Although not as far-reaching as the CCPA, the Nevada legislation will require entities subject to the statute to revise their online privacy notices and create an internal process to ensure compliance with the new opt-out right....

Public Safety Canada Releases New Guide on Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructures

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/05/19

Public Safety Canada (Public Safety) recently released Enhancing Canada’s Critical Infrastructure Resilience to Insider Risk, a guide designed to assist Canadian organizations in developing effective programs to mitigate and respond to security...

NCGA Week in Review May 2019 #4

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/05/19

Lawmakers were eager to wrap up business early this week before the long weekend. The House held their final floor vote session Wednesday afternoon while the Senate held their final voting session for the week Thursday morning. Neither the House nor...

SCOTUS to consider implied right to sue in case of Mexican boy shot and killed by US border guard

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/05/19

Court Reporters – Watch Out! There Are Thieves Lurking Out There

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/05/19

In the past two months I have heard of two court reporters having their gear stolen from their vehicle. One reporter had just reported a deposition with a witness who was flown in from a foreign country pursuant to a court order. He testified for...

Washington Healthcare Update May 2009 #4

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/05/19

Upcoming Hearings/Markups - TBA - House Ways & Means Committee: Hearing on Single-Payer Issue - The House Ways & Means Committee will hold a hearing on the single-payer issue, marking the first time in decades that one of the two main health care...

Cannabis Meets Subject Matter Patentability

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/05/19

As the path to legality of cannabis and cannabis-related products progresses, the formerly illegal world of marijuana now confronts legal principles beyond law enforcement. And the patent laws are no exception. On April 17, 2019, in the case of...

What’s Old Is New Again – Municipal Reserve Lands In Alberta Cannot Be Liened

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/05/19

Builders’ liens are a useful tool for unpaid contractors and subcontractors on a construction project. They provide a right to make a claim and register an instrument against title to a parcel of land, with the ultimate remedy being a sale of those...

New York Makes It Easier to Identify Potential Environmental Justice Communities

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/05/19

The New York State Legislature passed legislation on Tuesday, April 30, that requires the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to publish a biennial list of “high local environmental impact zones” – areas that are most adversely...

AGG Food and Drug Newsletter - May 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/05/19

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC office, and articles from...

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