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Updated Guidance on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/16

Action Item: On June 15, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) jointly issued a notice announcing the availability of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (“CISA”) Final...

Court Takes a Liberal View of Privilege for Communications Between a Plaintiff and a Litigation Funder

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/16

With litigants' increasing reliance on litigation funders, courts have had to wrestle with privilege and work product issues, including whether litigants and their litigation funders share a "common interest" allowing the former to avoid a waiver...

Louisiana mom is arrested for whipping kids after they burglarized neighbor’s home

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/16

A mother from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was arrested on Tuesday for whipping her three children as punishment for burglarizing a neighbor’s home.

The mother, 30-year-old…

CPP Agreement in Principle Reached, ORPP Will Not Proceed if Deal is Finalized

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/16

The federal government and the provinces, except for Quebec and Manitoba, have reached an agreement in principle to a Canada Pension Plan (CPP) enhancement that will be phased in over seven years beginning January 1, 2019. Ontario has said that the...

Excluding lawyers from section 2 interviews: Has the SFO gone too far?

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/16

It has usually been taken for granted that an individual who is required to attend an interview with a UK regulator or authority can be accompanied by a lawyer of their choice. That is until now....
By: Allen & Overy LLP

Learning from Orlando: addressing potentially violent employees

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/16

In the nine days since Omar Mateen opened fire in the Pulse nightclub, killing 49 individuals and injuring several others, a report surfaced that Mateen’s violent nature and potential to do harm to others was readily apparent to at least one of...

Ninth Circuit Rejects Hawaii Cannabis Ministry’s RFRA Challenge

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/16

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently upheld the convictions of two ministers of the Hawaii Cannabis Ministry who admitted using and distributing large quantities of cannabis in accordance with their religious beliefs. The Hawaii...

A Development in Trade-Secret Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/16

The big trade-secret case, Southwestern Energy v. Berry-Helfand, has been worked over by the Texas Supreme Court. Highlights: - Lack of certainty in damages does not preclude recovery. - A “Flexible and imaginative” approach to damages in trade...

SEC’s IT Security Under Attack as It Attacks Others

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/16

The inspector general (IG) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported last week that the SEC has not sufficiently implemented information technology security upgrades in order to protect highly sensitive information from data...

New York Insurance Legislative Update: Bills Passed to Promote E-Filings; Established Board May Affect NYDFS Prosecutory Actions

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/06/16

The New York State Legislature’s 2016 Legislative Session on June 18, 2016 enacted new pieces of legislation affecting the New York insurance industry and also saw proposed pieces of legislation die in the process. In particular, e-delivery...

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