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Union Membership Rates Remain Low – And AFL-CIO Claims Victories

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

Despite the National Labor Relations Board’s “quickie election” rule, the percentage of unionized workers in the private sector remained essentially stable 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Only 6.5...

EU Judgment On Banning Sales Via Online Marketplaces - What Does It Mean For Non-Luxury Brands?

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

The EU’s highest court, the Court of Justice of the EU, has decided that suppliers operating a selective distribution system may be able to prevent their authorised resellers from selling on third party platforms. The Court’s decision brings welcome...

Fish & Richardson’s Post-Grant Report 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

The PTAB remains the forum of choice for challenging the validity of patent claims, surpassing the Eastern District of Texas as the #1 venue for patent disputes. 2017 also marked the fifth anniversary of the America Invents Act (AIA) and the first...

TTAB’s TRAILERSHARE Decision Shows that Proper Trademark Use Still Matters

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

The advent of the Internet and the tsunami of social media have unquestionably altered the practice of trademark law and many core trademark principles. Originally published in World Trademark Review Daily on January 23, 2018....

Where Do You Want to Be Sued?

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

Where does your company want to be sued? Of course, the obvious answer is “nowhere.” But in this litigious country that is not realistic. However, to a large extent, companies can chose the forum to decide claims made against them. The choice is not...

Suit accuses sex toy company of collecting data on customer usage

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

Volvo Reaches $70k Settlement In Disability Discrimination Suit After Refusing To Hire Applicant On Suboxone

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

Volvo Group North America, LLC will pay $70,000 and institute a three-year consent decree to resolve a federal disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC). According to the suit, Volvo made a...

Court of Chancery Rejects Conspiracy Theory of Jurisdiction At Summary Judgment Stage

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

Reid v. Siniscalchi, C.A. No. 2874-VCS (January 30, 2018) - The facts underlying this summary judgment decision are rather remarkable. The case is long-pending, and involved years of jurisdictional discovery granted for the purpose of allowing the...

Chris Lazarini Analyzes Mandatory Arbitration Rule under FINRA Rule 12200

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini analyzed a case in which defendant Wilson-Davis, a securities firm, sought to enjoin an arbitration brought against it alleging that the firm's failure to supervise its agent caused the Claimants a $700,000...

11th Circuit blasts BigLaw partner for remand argument against its mandate; ‘We really did mean it’

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/18

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