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Video Privacy Protection Act Narrowed – App’s Transmission of Roku ID Not Disclosure of Personal Information

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/15

A New York district court opinion is the latest addition to our watch of ongoing VPPA-related disputes, a notable decision on the issue of what exactly is a disclosure of “personally identifiable information” (PII) under the VPPA. Does PII refer to...

Former prosecutor is suspended for adding charge to indictment

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/15

A former prosecutor in Ohio has had his law license suspended for a year because he added a charge to a criminal indictment and then…

Catastrophic Accident Resulted in a Workplace Fatality — Does Not Automatically Mean There Was an OSHA Violation

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/15

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is charged with enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA Act), and its various regulations intended to keep employees safe in their workplaces. Failure to comply with the...

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - October 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/15

Editor's Overview - This month, we review the Second Circuit's ruling in New York State Psychiatric Ass'n, Inc. v. UnitedHealth Grp. wherein the Second Circuit ruled that: (i) a provider association has associational standing to bring suit under...

November Is Coming: Voting and Other Leaves

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/15

The leaves are changing, and the air is turning cooler. While employers are gearing up for fall, voting leave may be far from their minds. After all, even though the presidential candidates are in full swing campaign mode, the “real” election is over...

Due Diligence and Risk Priorities (Part III of IV)

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/15

Believe it or not, life principles can be used in compliance, especially in due diligence. I always tell my kids that life has a way of setting priorities. As you get older, life becomes simpler and your priorities become clearer. Now watch this...

2016 Cost of Living Increases are Rare

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/15

On October 21, 2015, in Information Release 2015-118, the IRS announced cost-of-living adjustments to various dollar limitations under the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") for pension plans and other related items for the year 2016. Those...

Hydrocarbon Exposure Dismissal Affirmed

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/15

You might recall previous entries discussing Parr v. Aruba – a suit for personal injuries from oilfield pollution (and a $2.9MM verdict for the plaintiffs). Not all similar suits have the same result....

Finally, We’re Back to “Put Up, or Shut Up”

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/15

My clients who have defended against meritless claims over the last few years know why this is important. The Tennessee Supreme Court has finally restored the traditional summary judgment standard making it easier for these cases to be dismissed...

Partnership Audit Reform Marches Forward

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/10/15

As part of the current Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, sweeping changes to the partnership audit rules could be imminent. The new rules would greatly simplify the IRS procedures for auditing partnerships and likely increase the audit rate of...

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