News

CFPB Class Action Waiver Rule Invalidated Amidst Ongoing Diminution of CFPB Power

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/01/18

In October 2017, the United States Senate voted to invalidate a rule promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), which would have prohibited financial institutions from using arbitration agreements in which the consumer waives...

CAFO Stinks, but Not a Substantial Burden

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/01/18

Do 1,400 cattle and 17.4 million gallons of cow waste in open-air lagoons, upwind and a half a mile from a religious youth summer camp, impose a substantial burden? As unpleasant as a concentrated animal feed operation (“CAFO”) may be, a neighboring...

Nutter Bank Report, January 2018

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/01/18

Attorney General Rescinds Federal Marijuana Enforcement Priorities - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded all nationwide guidance previously issued by the Department of Justice ("DOJ") to federal prosecutors that is specific to federal...

State + Local Tax Insights: Winter 2018

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/01/18

SUCCESS STORIES: WINS OF 2017 AND A POTENTIALLY BRIGHT NEW YEAR - This past year has been remarkable in many ways, and not just for its Twitter wars. We are happy to report that our clients had many wins in 2017 (both public record victories as...

A Corporate End User’s Handbook for Dodd-Frank Derivatives Compliance

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/01/18

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), signed into law on July 21, 2010, was the largest overhaul of the U.S. derivatives market in history. While there are still a few parts of Dodd-Frank not yet implemented, the...

PTAB Statistics for Calendar Year 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/01/18

The PTAB has posted the AIA Trial Statistics through the end of calendar year 2017. The statistics are available for download at the PTO website....
By: Jones Day

“Additional Insured” counseled to read the policy

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/01/18

An Illinois General Contractor learned a hard lesson the other day; the case is Vivify Constr., LLC v. Nautilus Ins. Co., 2017 IL App (1st) 170192. The General Contractor, Vivify Construction, subcontracted part of the job to Victoria....

Third Circuit Upholds Penalty Imposed on Plan Administrator for Failure to Provide Documents

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/01/18

A plan administrator is required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to disclose certain governing documents and records within 30 days of receiving a written request....
By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Solar Energy Generating Systems: Judicial Challenge of California County's Tax Assessment

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/01/18

California’s Fourth District Court of Appeals considered the validity of the assessment methodology used by the San Bernardino County Assessor to calculate the annual tax on solar properties. See Luz Solar Partner Ltd., III v. San Bernardino Cnty.,...

Local Government Reaction is Swift to FCC’s Wireless Regulation Actions

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/01/18

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s resignation from the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee last week signals that communities around the country are facing the imminent prospect of new federal wireless regulations (and possibly more rounds of...

Pages