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Blog: As issues of corporate social responsibility continue to gain ground, will the issue of gun safety become more prominent this proxy season?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/18

A lot has been written about institutional investors’ turn toward issues of corporate social responsibility. One CSR topic that has received a lot of attention in the last few years has been firearms safety....
By: Cooley LLP

Artificial Intelligence and Money Laundering: Would AI Catch Marty Byrde?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/18

In the popular Netflix series Ozark, money launderer Marty Byrde expends a lot of time and energy mitigating the risks that relate to his work, including his drug cartel client, a pair of farmers, the local pastor, and his own employee and her...

Federal judge warns of possible sanctions after lawyer files complaint in screenplay format

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/18

When Should You Write Your First Will?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/18

The idea of being “proactive” has never held much appeal. Burglar alarms are often installed only after the house has been looted. Trip insurance is frequently purchased for the vacation after the one that goes awry. And yes, barn doors have been...

Supreme Court Decides United States v. Stitt

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/18

On December 10, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States decided United States v. Stitt, No. 17-765, holding that the federal statutory term “burglary,” as used in the Armed Career Criminal Act, includes burglary convictions under state statutes...

Extang and Laurmark Seek Temporary and Permanent Customs Ban on All Pickup Truck Folding Bed Covers In ITC Filing

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/18

On Dec. 7, 2018, Extang Corporation and Laurmark Enterprises, Inc. (collectively, Extang) filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging patent and trademark infringement by all companies that import certain pickup...

Stormy Daniels ordered to pay nearly $300K in attorney fees to Trump under anti-SLAPP law

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/18

Enstar pulled the trigger faster than Annie Oakley?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/18

Both Rhode Island and Oklahoma have enacted insurance business transfer acts, which allow insurers to transfer and novate books or portfolios of business to insurers domiciled in the respective States. Rhode Island’s Voluntary Restructuring of...

Social Media Engagement - Top 10 Legal Issues and Risk Mitigation Strategies

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/18

While individuals can interact with celebrities, brands, and anyone else on social media with impunity and little legal risk, companies may not. Companies and the brands they manage occupy a different space because companies sell things, and...

DOJ Revises Yates Memo and Relaxes Approach to Corporate Cooperation Credit

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/18

The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it is stepping back from its hard-line approach to corporate cooperation credit in which a corporation was not eligible for credit unless it disclosed all relevant facts about all individuals involved...

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