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Rare murder case filed against dog owner after fatal mauling of boy, 4

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/12/15

The owner of four pit bulls that mauled a 4-year-old boy to death in Detroit, Michigan, last week is facing an unusual murder prosecution.

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Health Care Advisory: Highlights of the OIG’s 2016 Work Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/12/15

On November 2, 2015, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2016 (“2016 Work Plan”).1 The 2016 Work Plan outlines the areas of special concern to the OIG...

Congressional report chronicles and criticizes CFPB auto finance ECOA enforcement activity

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/12/15

Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee recently released a report, prepared by the Republican Staff of the Committee, which chronicles in detail the controversial automotive ECOA enforcement initiative of the CFPB with respect...

Deposition Notice 101

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/12/15

In most cases you’ll need to notice at least one deposition. Here’s a handy overview for anyone new to California practice on what to include in your deposition notice and when to serve a subpoena along with it....

No Break In Fight Over Kit Kat Three-Dimensional Trademark

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/12/15

The story begins in the UK in 1935, when a worker at Rowntree’s York factory put an idea in the suggestion box for a snack that “a man could take to work in his pack.” This idea ?led to the famous four-finger Kit Kat chocolate bar and, although...

CFPB Releases HMDA Implementation Resources

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/12/15

On December 1, the CFPB released a group of resources designed to help financial institutions understand their obligations under HMDA and Regulation C, as amended by the Bureau’s October 15 final rule. The resources include a brief 5-page executive...

DOL Proposes More Robust Claims Procedures for ERISA Disability Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/12/15

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued proposed regulations that would strengthen claim procedures for disability claims made under retirement and welfare plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The...

FCA consults on insurance premium publication

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/12/15

FCA is consulting on a proposal to require insurance firms to publish the previous year’s premium on renewal notices. It wants to address the problem of customers not actively engaging with the possibility that switching providers might be better for...

Alabama Tax Developments – 2015 Year in Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/12/15

This SALT Alert summarizes many of the major legislative, judicial, and administrative developments affecting Alabama business taxpayers with respect to income, transactional, and property taxes. The Spring 2015 legislative session and two special...

"Don’t Go There": Second Circuit Makes it Harder to Bring Claims against Former Employees who Take Company Information without Permission

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/12/15

On December 3, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals became the most recent entrant into the circuit conflict on the question of when and under what circumstances an employee’s use of a computer to gain access to unauthorized information constitutes a...

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