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Executive Orders on Immigration: How Employers Can Prepare for Increased Enforcement Actions

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/03/17

Recent press reports describe worksite raids and other types of enforcement action by U.S. immigration authorities, illustrating the new immigration reality introduced by the Trump Administration. Employers have taken notice and should begin taking...

FDA Publishes Guidance on Off-Label Use Communications

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/03/17

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released two draft guidance documents and a memorandum related to off-label communications and the FDA’s power to regulate such communications. The publications are the FDA’s response to years of...

2016 Year in Review: Select SEC and FINRA Developments and Enforcement Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/03/17

Executive Summary - The Morgan Lewis Year in Review highlights key US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement developments and cases regarding broker-dealers,...

Genentech v. Amgen: Amgen Seeks Dismissal Under Amgen v. Sandoz

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/03/17

As we previously reported, Genentech earlier this month filed a declaratory judgment action against Amgen. In this litigation, Genentech claims that Amgen has violated the patent dance provisions of the BPCIA by disclosing its aBLA for a proposed...

If You Sue Facebook, What's The Likelihood You'll Be Allowed To Depose Mark Zuckerberg?

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/03/17

Companies are no strangers to litigation. In California, it is a cost of doing business. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for litigants to try to gain leverage in a dispute with a corporate party by attempting to depose its high-level executives to...

Insider Trading Conviction Upheld by First Circuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/03/17

Salman v. U.S., 136 S.C. 899 (2016) presented issues regarding the personal benefit test and gifting in the context of an insider trading tipping case. Ultimately the High Court focused on the question of gifting material non-public information...

JSH Attorneys Prevailed By Motion To Dismiss In Professional Negligence Matter

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/03/17

On behalf of their clients, Dr. Michael Bauer and Dr. Denis Furr, Jeremy Johnson, Heather Bushor and Justin Ackerman of Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, prevailed on two motions to dismiss in a multi-million dollar professional liability negligence matter...

Secretary of Homeland Security Issues Memos to Implement President Trump's Immigration Enforcement Orders

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/03/17

On February 20, 2017, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly issued two memos that provide guidance to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers and employees in implementing two of the Executive Orders announced by President Trump on January...

New Political Climate May Lead to Class Action Changes

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/03/17

The election of a Republican President, along with a Republican U.S. Congress, and the election of a Republican Missouri Governor, combined with a Republican state legislature, are all spurring potential changes on the respective class action...

SBA Size Standards Under the Microscope

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/03/17

SBA's size standards are one of the agency's most important metrics. The size standards draw a bright line between small and large businesses for each industry by NAICS code. A firm that is below the size standard for its industry is eligible to...

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