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SEC’s Recent Actions Against Two Investment Advisers Raise Important Lessons for All Investment Advisers

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

Recently announced cases against two registered investment advisers and certain of their executives serve as timely reminders of where the SEC is focusing its attention. Although the SEC’s actions are based on alleged intentional violations or...

CMS to Postpone Denying Claims When Ordering/Referring Provider Not Enrolled in Medicare

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will implement edits on providers ordering/referring Part B, durable medical equipment and Part A home health agency claims effective January 6, 2014....

A Very Public Private Nuisance

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

Move over Dos Equis guy. Alan Markovitz may be the most interesting man in the world. Consider his credentials: Markovitz is a “strip-club entrepreneur” who has been shot twice (once in the face) and “even had a mob contract out on his life.”...

Another One Bites the Dust – U.S. Supreme Court Rules that ERISA Plans May Chase Funds Outside the Control of a Beneficiary

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

On November 12, the United States State Supreme Court denied cert in ACS Recovery Services, Inc., v. Griffin 723 F.3d 518 (5th Cir. 2013), preserving a 5th Circuit Court ruling which closed the door on another means of avoiding reimbursement of ERISA...

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Sues to Block City of Richmond’s Condemnation of Home Loans

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) is seeking an injunction to prevent the City of Richmond, California from using eminent domain powers to seize and refinance more than 600 home loans with outstanding balances greater than the value of...

Top 4 Trends that are Shaping UAE Capital Markets

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The strengthening global recovery appears to have brought renewed confidence to the UAE’s capital markets. As such, a number of interesting themes have begun to emerge....
By: Latham & Watkins LLP

Rehearing? PTAB Mostly Says “We Heard You Well Enough the First Time…” – Part I

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

As parties to inter partes review proceedings (and the PTAB for that matter) have felt their way through the first year of IPR proceedings, there have been ample disappointments and, therefore, related Motions for Rehearing. Indeed, there have been...

What the Quigley Case Could Mean for Asbestos Victims

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

Only now, after decades of exposure, are victims of mesothelioma and their families learning the cause of their afflictions and seeking justice for the suffering they have been forced to endure. Unfortunately, the delay has lead to a serious problem...

Virginia Department of Taxation Will Not Recognize Joint Returns for Same-Sex Couples After Windsor

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The Virginia Department of Taxation recently announced that same-sex couples married in another state must file separate Virginia income tax returns even though they file a federal return as a married couple....

Legal How-To: Claiming a Hardship for Jury Duty

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

How do you claim a hardship for jury duty? Most of us don't look forward to appearing for jury duty, but skipping out on it can lead to some serious consequences. However, depending on which court has summoned you, you can still try to be excused because of a hardship.......

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