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Court’s Award of $3.8 Million Raises Questions About the Scope of ERISA Remedies

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/14

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed an unusually large award of $3.8 million in a case involving the denial of long-term disability benefits. In Rochow v. Life Insurance Company of North America, No. 12-2074 (6th Cir. Dec. 6,...

"Delaware Continues to Influence US M&A"

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/14

A number of recent Delaware judicial and legislative developments will have important implications for parties engaging in or advising on M&A transactions in 2014 and beyond. Controlling Stockholder Transactions - We anticipate a decision from...

George Zimmerman’s artistic endeavor got $100K at auction; new painting rips prosecutor

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/14

George Zimmerman earned $100,000 last month for his original oil painting of a flag embedded with some words from the Pledge of Allegiance.

Top H-1B Visas Employers: Who, What, and Where?

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/14

The H-1B program is commonly used by U.S. employers looking to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations – such as engineers, scientists, and computer programmers – that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields, and,...

5 Ways to Authenticate Handwriting in Court

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/14

January 23 is National Handwriting Day. So to mark this occasion, let's discuss how to authenticate handwriting in court.

Second Circuit Confirms Town Of Greenburgh Unlawfully Denied Crown Castle DAS Network

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/14

On Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed that the Town of Greenburgh, New York, had unlawfully denied Crown Castle’s application to install a 20 node distributed antenna system (DAS) in the public rights of...

New North Carolina Law Prohibits Employers from Asking Applicants for Information About Expunged Criminal Arrests, Charges, and Convictions

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/14

Imagine a scenario where the applicant you are about to hire as Chief Financial Officer was convicted of a crime, perhaps embezzlement, that he managed to get expunged, but you’ll never know because you can’t ask him about it....

Trialogue Agreement on MiFID II

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/14

On January 14, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached political agreement in trialogue on the MiFID II legislative proposals (the proposed MiFID II Directive and the proposed Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR))....

Spot Zoning Not Always an Abuse of Discretion: Senior Citizen Community Project Upheld by Fourth Appellate District

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/14

The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District recently ordered publication of the decision in Foothill Communities Coalition v. County of Orange to clarify the law regarding spot zoning in two respects. First, spot zoning may occur whether a...

BakerHostetler 2013 Year-End Review of Class Actions (and what to expect in 2014)

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/01/14

I. Introduction - Library shelves will someday swell with history books about the U.S. Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice John Roberts. No doubt sensational cases about corporate speech, national health care, and marriage rights...

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