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FDA Issues Discussion Paper on LDTs

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/17

Following its recent announcement that it would not finalize its 2014 draft guidance on laboratory developed tests (“LDTs”), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a Discussion Paper on Laboratory Developed Tests (“Discussion Paper”) on...

[Video] This Week in FCPA-Episode 36-Jeff Bagwell in the Hall of Fame edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/17

Show Notes for Episode 36, week ending January 20, the Jeff Bagwell in the Hall of Fame edition: 1. Jeff Bagwell admitted into the Hall of Fame. 2. Rolls Royce-stunning $800MM global settlement, including resolutions with the UK SFO, DOJ and...

The Redemption 'Make Whole' Remedy Controversy – An Easy Fix

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

The new year has brought an unexpected controversy in an otherwise very issuer-friendly high yield bond market, one involving limiting the available remedies following default that were expanded in last year’s decision by the Southern District of New...

This Year’s Top Ten IP Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

#10 Design Patent Damages § 289 - Samsung Elecs. Co., v. Apple Inc., 580 U.S. _ (Dec. 6, 2016) - In the case of a multicomponent product, the relevant article of manufacture for arriving at a damages award under Section 289 of the Patent Act...

The (Hopefully) Short, Costly Life of President Obama’s Executive Orders

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

For companies frustrated with the increasingly complex and burdensome compliance obligations imposed on government contractors, the elimination of some or all of the burdensome rules, which are both expensive and distinct from generally applicable...

SEC Continues Crackdown on Employer Whistleblower Restrictions

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

Takeaways: - SEC is targeting contract terms that appear to restrict contact with the SEC or require employee whistleblowers to waive monetary recoveries. - Express disclosure of these rights in severance agreements is now required by the...

New Regulation Setting Federal Agency Website Standard Published, Setting Compliance Deadline

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

Seyfarth Synopsis: Final Rule Setting WCAG 2.0 AA as the Federal Agency Website Standard Published in Federal Register, Triggering Compliance Deadline of January 18, 2018....
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

OTA & Travel Distribution Update – Jan. 6th, 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

Our first client OTA & Travel Distribution Update for 2017 is below. Not a lot to report this week, so we will keep the Update short....
By: Garvey Schubert Barer

Peer-to-Peer Lending Regulation Released by OJK

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

In light of the rapid development of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending using information technology (IT) ("P2P Lending") in Indonesia, on 28 December 20161 the Indonesian Financial Services Authority ("OJK") enacted OJK Regulation No. 77/POJK.01/2016...

Kazakhstan Ordered to Pay $506 Million for Crude Expropriation of Oil and Gas Investments

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/01/17

In a case that highlights both that governments are not above the rule of law and that it is difficult to swiftly enforce arbitral awards, a Swedish appeals court, on December 12, 2016, upheld a $506 million award against Kazakhstan. The award stems...

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