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Florida Federal Court Enjoins Apotex from Selling Neulasta Biosimilar for 180 Days After Approval

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/12/15

On December 9, a federal district court in Florida issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Apotex from selling a proposed biosimilar version of Amgen’s cancer drug Neulasta for 180 days after the biosimilar is approved. In the decision, the...

Liberal Reforms in Morocco

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/12/15

The wave of liberal reforms that has swept over the Kingdom of Morocco in recent years has intensified over the past few months, under the impetus of His Majesty the King, Mohammed VI. Recent reforms across nearly all lines of business have created a...

Tuition Reimbursement Requirement May Result in Loss of FLSA Overtime Exemption

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/12/15

The federal district court for the Middle District of North Carolina recently held that a training reimbursement program may give rise to a claim for improper classification of employees as exempt. In order to qualify for most of the “white collar”...

SEC Proposes New Exemptive Rule to Regulate Funds’ Use of Derivatives

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/12/15

At an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, the SEC by a three-to-one vote approved the proposal (Proposal) of new Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) and amendments to certain proposed...

BOLI Issues Guidance on New Oregon Statewide Sick Leave Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/12/15

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has issued additional guidance on complying with the new Oregon statewide mandatory paid sick leave law, Senate Bill 454, OL 2015, Ch. 537, which takes effect on January 1, 2016....

Are Wearable Devices a Privacy Nightmare?

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/12/15

Wearable devices, such as fitness trackers and smart watches, have taken the United States technology industry by storm. In the past three years, there has been a 500% increase in the number of fitness bands and activity trackers sold....

Wealthy lawyer who repaid with interest $800K stolen from clients gets probation in fraud case

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/12/15

An Arizona personal injury lawyer was already earning millions annually when he made what federal prosecutors termed an “inexplicable decision” to steal about $800,000, an…

Loan to San Bernardino Attacker Generates New Focus on Online Marketplace Lending and Terrorism Financing

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/12/15

News that an online marketplace lender extended a $28,500 loan to Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the alleged San Bernardino attackers, just two weeks before the attack, has spurred House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) to...

Claim Drafting Strategies -- Functional Claiming and Reciting User-Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/12/15

On December 1, 2015, the International Trade Commission (ITC) rendered an opinion In the Matter of Certain Vision-Based Driver Assistance System Cameras, Components Thereof, and Products Containing the Same, investigation no. 337-TA-907. The Opinion...

Fox Rothschild to acquire 82-attorney Oppenheimer firm

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/12/15

As of Jan. 1, the 82 lawyers at Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly will be operating under a new banner.

The Minneapolis-based firm is being acquired…

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