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New Tennessee Brownfield Legislation May Open Opportunities

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/23

Tennessee’s new Brownfield legislation proposed by Governor Bill Lee provides significant incentives for acquisition of contaminated property. The legislation envisions three new areas of concentration for brownfield redevelopment: The amendments to Tenn. Code Ann.

New NLRB Guidance Sheds Light on McLaren Decision and Severance Agreements

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/23

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo issued guidance on the Board’s recent decision regarding severance agreements. In McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No.

This Week At The Ninth: Housing Discrimination and Group Boycotts

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/23

This week, the Court addresses the constitutionality of a law protecting housing access for people with criminal histories, and the elements of a per se unlawful group boycott under the Sherman Antitrust Act....

[Audio] How to Build Better Law Firms and Minimize Burnout with Dena Lefkowitz: On Record PR

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/23

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Dena Lefkowitz, CEO of Achievement by Design, LLC, to discuss helping lawyers find career direction and partnering with law firms to help their underperformers develop into rainmakers....

CJEU Decision in the Towercast case – Ex-post review of deals by the back door?

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/23

On 16 March 2023, the CJEU ruled that a concentration between undertakings that has not been notifiable under either European or national merger control law may be subject to an ex-post review in light of abuse of dominance rules (Art. 102 TFEU)....

You Use It, You Lose (Protection Over) It: Federal Circuit Clarifies Public-Use Bar Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/23

I. Minerva Surgical v. Hologic: Background - The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion earlier this year in Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc. clarifying the “in public use” bar under pre-America Invents Act 35 USC 102....

CalRecycle Begins to Implement California's Plastic and Packaging Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/23

On February 28, CalRecycle held an informational workshop for SB 54, the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. The workshop focused on the Advisory Board and Needs Assessment components of the bill.

Supreme Court of Virginia Invalidates Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/23

The Supreme Court of Virginia on March 23, 2023, published an opinion invalidating Fairfax County's Zoning Ordinance, as adopted in 2021 (Z-Mod).

An Intimation or Another Outlier? The Successful - So Far

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/23

On January 20, 2023, as few courts, such as the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado, have consistently done, the U.S.

5 Key Numbers: US Antitrust Insights for Manufacturers About Right-to-Repair Enforcement

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/23

Private plaintiffs and government enforcers are aggressively attempting to revive antitrust theories challenging manufacturers’ policies that impact consumers’ “right to repair.” Manufacturers’ policies that impact how consumers repair their products are drawing renewed scrutiny from private pl

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