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Nintendo Awarded $12.7 million for Circumvention of Technological Protection Measures in Precedent-Setting Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

In a precedent-setting decision issued yesterday, Nintendo of America Inc v King et al, 2017 FC 246, the Federal Court awarded $12,760,000 in damages for circumvention of technological protection measures (TPMs) and copyright infringement under the...

Compelled Vocational Examinations of Injured Plaintiffs are Not Permitted in California

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Defendants litigating against personal injury claims in California cannot compel injured plaintiffs to submit to a vocational rehabilitation examination—even if the plaintiff has retained his or her own vocational expert to testify regarding...

Auto Dealership Liability for Accidents Occurring During Test Drives: How to Protect Your Dealership

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Prospective car buyers are no different than the drivers we encounter daily on the road: some are skilled, some are not so skilled. Add to that the prospective buyer’s unfamiliarity with the vehicle they are test-driving, nervousness of having a...

President Trump Orders Reexamination of Controversial Federal Power Grab Under Clean Water Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

The Clean Water Act, passed in 1972, allows the EPA and the Army Corp of Engineers to regulate many activities, including development and agriculture, to the extent these activities impact Waters of the United States. Such regulations include things...

Annex IV Reporting - AIFMD Reporting Changes

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Currently a non European Economic Area (EEA) Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) which markets a non-EEA feeder fund in the UK only has to report article 24(2) data (which forms part of the Annex IV reporting information) in respect of the...

Manatt on Medicaid: Monthly Expansion Recap - March 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Arizona - Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Medicaid Expansion Lawsuit - A three-judge State Appeals Court panel heard an appeal of the Maricopa County Superior Court's decision that Arizona's Medicaid expansion plan was passed legally,...

Trio of Bills Would Impose Human Trafficking Obligations on Lodging Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

A trio of bills introduced recently in the California Legislature seek to involve the lodging industry in efforts to combat human trafficking. Assembly Bill 260 by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) would amend current law that...

Gender Pay Gap Reporting: What You Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

Summary - McDermott’s “Key Employment Law Events in 2017 and Beyond” update highlighted the upcoming regulations requiring certain employers to report on the gender pay gap in their workforce (Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information)...

Right-To-Work Laws Continue to Gain Momentum at Federal, State, and Local Levels

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

For nearly fifty years, the debate over “right-to-work” laws had largely been considered settled. The concept was popular in the south, where a number of states have had right-to-work-laws on the books since before the 1960’s, but had gained little...

New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations Take Effect | Publications

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/17

PDF Version New cybersecurity-related regulations issued by New York state regulators took effect March 1, 2017. The rules, which directly impact all entities regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services (such as insurers, mortgage...

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