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Icap v. Commission: General Court Upholds Cartel Liability of Facilitators, but Attempts to Rein in Commission’s Approach in Settlements

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/17

On 10 November 2017, the European Union General Court (GC) handed down its judgment in Icap v Commission. The judgment serves as a reminder of the Commission’s ability to impose liability for cartel infringements on “facilitators” as well as on the...

Encroaching darkness – an intriguing case on rights to light

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/17

In Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited v. RMC FH Co Limited [2017] EWHC 2609 (Ch) the High Court looked at the issue of whether a long leaseholder had the right to release a development site from a right to light. The court held that the long...

Two Questions Every Industrial Storm Water Permittee Should Answer Before January 1, 2018

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/17

If your facility is permitted under California’s Industrial General Storm Water Permit (IGP), then you probably feel like you earned an advanced degree in storm water management with the time and effort it takes to understand the new permit. We...

Judge Rules Internal Affairs Doctrine Governs California Insider Trading Statute

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/17

As I have mentioned on numerous occasions, California has its own insider trading statute – California Corporations Code Section 25402. The statute is included in the California Corporate Securities Law of 1968. In general, the jurisdiction of...

Delaware Court Of Chancery Dismisses Derivative Action, Finding Demand Unexcused Because Plaintiff Did Not Plead Non-Exculpated Claims Against A Majority Of Directors

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/17

On November 7, 2017, Vice Chancellor Tamika Montgomery-Reeves of the Delaware Court of Chancery granted a motion to dismiss a derivative and putative class action brought by a minority stockholder of Erin Energy Corporation (“Erin”), challenging a...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Take Two: A Methods-Based Comparison of the Senate and House’s Tax Reform Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/17

On November 9, 2017, the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) released a summary of its initial draft tax proposal (the Senate proposal). While the Senate proposal is similar to the House Ways and Means Committee’s proposal (the House proposal) (i.e.,...

The Practical NLRB Advisor: Issue 7 Fall 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/17

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the fall 2017 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This issue considers how the confirmation of management-side attorney Peter B. Robb as the new...

Weekly Update Newsletter - November 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/17

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA - Backlash to SBA Regulatory Research Contract Is Growing - Critics are raising significant concerns about the award of a federal contract to study regulatory costs to two researchers whose previous work has been widely...

Numerous unresolved issues roil institutional sexual abuse cases in Minnesota

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/17

The high volume of civil sexual abuse cases against institutions triggered by Minnesota’s Child Victim Act has resulted in intense litigation over various potential causes of action. Many often dispositive issues remain unresolved. Here is a summary...

Federal Circuit Review - October 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/17

Federal Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in Mentor Graphics v. EVE-USA - In Mentor Graphics Corp. v. Eve-USA, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2015-1470, 2015-1554, 2015-1556, the Federal Circuit denied Synopsys’ and EVE’s petition for en banc rehearing on issues...

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