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GoldieBlox and the Beastie Boys: Someone’s Been Using My Song

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/12/13

Growing up in the ’80s, I have fond memories of music, TV shows, and toys from that era, like Transformers, Michael Jackson, Reading Rainbow with LeVar Burton, My Buddy & Kid Sister, Glow Worms, hair bands, He-Man, Square One, and rap music from acts...

New Rule 506 C&DI’s Require Some Explaining

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/12/13

Nancy Wojtas, the head of the public companies group at Cooley LLP, alerted me to the fact that the SEC staff yesterday issued 14 new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) relating to Rule 506 under Regulation D. Here’s my take on three of...

Employment Law Advisory for December 4, 2013 - Beware of the Payroll Implications of Temporary Shutdowns During Holidays

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/12/13

The holiday season is upon us again, and some companies consider closing their operations during all or part of a holiday week. Companies planning a shutdown during all or part of any holiday week should consider the effect of a shutdown on their...

Musical Instruments on Planes: Any Strings Attached?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/12/13

Are musical instruments allowed as carry-on items on airplanes?

[Video] FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 28, Interview with Henry Pugh, COO of the Risk Advisory Group

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/12/13

In this episode I visit with Henry Pugh, COO of the Risk Advisory Group. The company provides world wide strategic assessments and risk assessments in addition to a variety of other consulting services....
By: Thomas Fox

Prosecutors consider whether to charge homeowner who killed suspected intruder, who had Alzheimer’s

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/12/13

Prosecutors are considering whether to charge a Georgia homeowner who shot and killed a person he believed to be an intruder—a 72-year-old man suffering from Alzheimer’s.

Sexually suggestive sniffing may be sexual harassment, 5th Circuit says

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/12/13

A woman who was fired after complaining of sexually suggestive sniffing by two co-workers may pursue a retaliation suit, a federal appeals court has ruled. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for Denise Royal in a Nov.

After four years without an execution, Tennessee seeks dates for 10 lethal injections

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/12/13

Tennessee has executed only six inmates since 1960 and none since 2009. Now its attorney general wants execution dates set for 10 condemned killers.

Marijuana products company is headed by former BigLaw partner

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/12/13

A company that makes equipment used to grow marijuana has a couple BigLaw connections. The public company, GrowLife, is headed by former Jenner & Block partner Sterling Scott, and it has hired Crowell & Moring for regulatory and M&A advice, the Am Law Daily reports.

Should smoking in public parks be banned?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/12/13

Broward County, Fla., may join the growing rank of areas which prohibit smoking in public parks, CBS Miami reports. According to Forbes, more than 843 U.S. parks currently ban smoking.

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