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New York State Department of Financial Services Finalizes Cybersecurity Regulation

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

The New York State Department of Financial Services issued its final cybersecurity regulation for financial services companies. The final regulation, which takes effect March 1, 2017, requires banks, insurance companies, and other financial services...

SEC Speaks 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

Commission staff highlight key developments and successes in the SEC enforcement program. As they do every year, senior officials from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission), including current and former commissioners,...

Banking and Finance. Major Russian Legislation Changes for 2016

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

We would like to present the overview of the most important legislation changes in customs for 2016. The year 2016 saw a host of legislative changes with clear and immediate implications for the finance market. Russian legislators targeted a wide...

Alert: New Handbook for Employers (M-274) is available

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

On February 28, 2017, USCIS published a new Handbook for Employers (“Handbook”) to accompany its updated version of the Form I-9, dated 11/14/2016 N. The new Handbook is a useful resource for employers because it addresses an employer’s I-9...

[Video] Employment Law This Week: Whistleblower Case Dismissed, ADEA Claims, Future Trump NLRB, NY Paid Family Leave

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

We invite you to view Employment Law This Week® - a weekly rundown of the latest news in the field, brought to you by Epstein Becker Green. We look at the latest trends, important court decisions, and new developments that could impact your work....

Ex-members of North Carolina church say prosecutors obstructed abuse cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

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February 2017: The Court That Created Frye Moves to Rule 702/Daubert Standard

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

In the twenty-three years since the Supreme Court issued its seminal opinion on the admissibility of expert witness testimony, Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharm., Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), approximately 40 states have embraced Daubert and its...

More on Missouri – What To Expect and Not To Expect After Dolan

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

This is a follow-up to our post last week on the Missouri Supreme Court’s momentous personal jurisdiction decision in State ex rel. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Dolan, ___ S.W.3d ___, 2017 WL 770977 (Mo. Feb. 28, 2017) (“NSRC”). We stated last...

Supreme Court Likes Reality in Business Rates

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

The disputed rates in Newbigin (Valuation Officer) (Respondent) v S J & J Monk (a firm) (Appellant) relate to building works in 2012 and the question was whether the rating list could give the building a £1 nominal value or whether it had to assume a...

The shifting standard for IPR estoppel: Where are we now?

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/17

There is no doubt that inter partes review proceedings (IPRs) are now the favored mechanism for invalidating patents. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) is the single largest venue for U.S. patent disputes, beating out even the Eastern...

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