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Advanced Energy Storage Company Moves To New Facility

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

Navitas Systems LLC will expand its Michigan operations and move to a new location in Pittsfield Charter Township. The company produces advanced batteries and power electronics for commercial and government markets....
By: Varnum LLP

2014 Estate Tax Exemption Increase

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The coming of the New Year brings new Federal and Rhode Island estate tax exemption amounts as both exemptions are adjusted annually for inflation. The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the new Federal Exemption is increasing from...

Disputed Facebook Post Can Justify a Firing And Is Not Pretextual

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

As this blog illustrated recently, sentiments posted on Facebook, if sufficiently vulgar or offensive, can cause a person to lose his job. The Seventh Circuit recently issued a decision analyzing whether a profane and insulting Facebook post could...

Georgia Non-Judicial Power of Sale Foreclosure – Overview of Procedures

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

Given our geographic proximity, it is not uncommon for Florida banks to do business in Georgia or with clients owning property in Georgia. This geographic proximity, however, does not lend itself to equivalence of foreclosure procedures. This is...

Does a Service Provider Have a Lien Over Customer Data?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

On 19 November, Datateam won permission to appeal from an unreported decision of District Judge Bell sitting in the Reigate County Court on 12 June. The facts of the case, which related to unpaid invoices for database maintenance services, are not of...

Justice Department sinks ex-Navy engineer’s 15-year kickback scheme

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

In Brief - Defendant’s sentence includes jail time, restitution of $18 million and a fine. - Case highlights importance of government contractors using compliance programs to identify wrongdoing and avoid operational consequences, including...

January 1 Deadline for Privacy Policy Compliance With California’s “Do Not Track” Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law a bill that requires operators of websites and online services, including mobile applications, to disclose in their privacy policies how they respond to “Do Not Track” mechanisms in web...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Update Part 2 - Procurement

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

BACKGROUND - Tokyo will host the Games of the XXXII Olympiad from 25 July - 9 August 2020, and the Paralympic Games from 25 August - 6 September 2020. According to Jacques Rogge, former President of the International Olympic Committee ("IOC"),...

What Is the Rail Disaster Family Assistance Act?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

A New York commuter train derailed Sunday, killing four people and injuring dozens more. But a federal law may help to support victims and their families.

New FTC Rule Means More Exclusive Patent Rights Transfers Must Be Reported

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The FTC has expanded the types of exclusive patent transfers that may be reportable under the HSR Act. Effective December 16, 2013, the FTC will consider patent transfers to be exclusive and potentially subject to the HSR Act filing requirements...

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