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What Can We Expect From The EU General Data Protection Regulation?

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/15

After over three years of discussions at many levels, it is now clear that the proposed EU data protection framework will be revised, and that it will be in the form of a Regulation – the General Data Protection Regulation. The GDPR will replace the...

NYCAL Presiding Judge Rules Manufacturer Should Have Reasonably Anticipated Asbestos Litigation 10 Years Before First Lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/15

On November 5, 2015, Judge Peter H. Moulton, presiding judge over the New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL), ruled in Warren v. AmChem Products, et al., 190281/2014, that J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc., was subject to spoliation sanctions for...

Facebook Seeks Dismissal in Illinois Facial Recognition Biometric Privacy Suit

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/15

As we have previously noted, Facebook has been named as a defendant in a number of lawsuits claiming that its facial recognition-based system of photo tagging violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). In a separate putative...

Fintech: The disruptive force for good

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/15

The disruption in the financial services industry caused by technological advances has created fertile ground for financial sponsors who excel at promoting innovation and investing in new, untested technologies. Fintech is disrupting the manner in...

Largely Thankful For The Second Circuit Striking A Blow Against Generalized Proof of Causation

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/15

This being the week of Thanksgiving, we would be remiss to fail to weave in something about the great American (or ‘merican) holiday of giving thanks, eating turkey, watching football, and pondering the influence of the Pilgrims on our culture...

National Labor Relations Board Continues to Limit Handbook Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/15

The National Labor Relations Board has been increasingly active in reviewing rules for employee conduct described in personnel policy manuals and handbooks. The NLRB focuses on Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, which guarantees employee...

Fifth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Obama's Immigration Actions

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/15

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the preliminary injunction against President Barack Obama’s executive action that would potentially have shielded approximately 4.4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and allowed them to...

Updates on Environmental, Administrative and Regulatory Law: EPA's Proposed Cross-State Air Pollution Update Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/15

On November 16th, EPA proposed an “update” to its Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) ozone season requirements. Starting in 2017, the proposal is intended to reduce summertime emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from power plants in 23 eastern...

Amendments to Federal Civil Rules Governing Discovery and Preservation of ESI Set to Take Effect December 1, 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/15

The course of federal civil litigation will take a turn on December 1, 2015, with pending amendments to several rules governing discovery, case management, and the preservation of electronically stored information (“ESI”) set to take effect absent...

Supervisory Highlights, Fall 2015: Totally Sanitized Limerick Edition!

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/15

Don’t know about you, but we’ve been dreaming about wrapping ourselves in a big cabled sweater, drinking a pumpkin-spiced beverage and cozying up to the Fall 2015 issue of Supervisory Highlights. Usually haiku is how we roll, but haiku really evokes...

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