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U.S. District Court Grants FBME Preliminary Injunction; Effective Date of FinCEN’s “Special Measure Five” Final Rule Delayed

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/15

On August 28, FinCEN issued a notice regarding the agency’s July 29 final rule imposing “special measure five” against FBME Bank Ltd. (“FBME”), which would prohibit financial institutions from opening or maintaining correspondent accounts or payable...

MAC zip code privacy suit settled

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/15

MAC Cosmetics, Inc. (MAC) has settled a proposed class action suit filed in Massachusetts federal court, which alleged that it illegally obtained customers’ zip codes at the point of sale. MAC has agreed to set up a fund totaling $365,000 to issue...

Prevention: The next step in the (r)eveolution of law

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/15

In the beginning, we solved problems but did so inefficiently and unpredictably. That was Old Law. Most clients don’t like Old Law because they are under budget and performance pressure. Then we learned to be efficient and predict the cost of solving...

Harvard law prof plans run for president after meeting fundraising goal

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/15

A Harvard law professor who supports campaign finance reform has raised $1 million through Kickstarter and is planning to run for president.

The professor, Lawrence…

Pulling Back the Curtain: DOJ to Take Action Against Window Dressing Corporate Compliance Programs

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/15

On July 30, 2015, Andrew Weissman, the chief of the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division, announced that the DOJ is in the process of hiring a former prosecutor to serve as a full-time expert in compliance programs....

No copyright or trademark protection for metatags

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/15

What if a competitor copied the metatags on your website and you watched web traffic bleed from your own site while the competitor’s site enjoyed a bump in hits? Are metatags subject to copyright or trademark protection?...

Pardon the “Intrusion” – Cybersecurity Worries Scuttle Wassenaar Changes

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/15

Companies concerned about their cybersecurity posture can breathe a small sigh of relief, as the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently announced it was scrapping plans to implement new export controls for...

Employee Fairly Dismissed for Facebook Comments Posted Two Years Earlier

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/15

What happened? In Smith v British Waterways Board the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) decided that an employee was fairly dismissed for posting derogatory and disparaging comments on Facebook despite the comments being made in 2011. Mr Smith (“S”)...

Lawyer for New York state is shot in head; he previously worked as a BigLaw associate

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/15

A former assistant counsel to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in critical condition Monday evening after he was shot in the head, apparently an…

Law firms splurge on these amenities to impress clients

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/15

Some law firms are splurging on amenities to impress clients even as they cut back on office space for lawyers.

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