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The CFPB at Year Three: A Look Back, and a Look Forward

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/07/14

In this presentation: - Welcome - How it all began… - Regulatory Updates - Supervision and Examination –? Bank and Nonbank –? Lessons learned, and which markets are next? - Enforcement Actions –? Who’s at risk, and what to...

Let's Go to the Video!

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/07/14

Barry P. Goldberg recognizes that more and more cases are being decided by video evidence from many different sources. The cost of surveillance video and equipment has dropped dramatically over the years and is not limited to large commercial...

California Dividend Statutes Found To Preempt Common Law Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/07/14

Chapter 5 of the California Corporations Code imposes specific limitations on “distributions to shareholders”, a term defined in Corporations Code section 166. Directors who approve the making of any distribution to shareholders in violation of the...

Court Orders CFIUS to Increase Transparency but Rejects Review of Presidential Determination

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/07/14

A recent decision by the D.C. Circuit has prompted much speculation about possible changes to the traditionally opaque and secretive national security review process administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or...

6th Circuit says man can’t sue judge who had affair with his wife during child-support case

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/07/14

A Michigan judge who admittedly had an affair with the wife of a man in a child-support case before his court won't have to face a federal civil rights case, a U.S. appeals court has ruled.

U.S. Bank Wins Coverage Under Delaware Law For $55 Million Overdraft-Related Settlement

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/07/14

Three class actions were filed against U.S. Bank in 2009 with identical allegations. The plaintiffs claimed that instead of applying transactions in chronological order, the bank posted transactions from the highest amount to the lowest amount,...

Illinois Joins Push to “Ban the Box”

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/07/14

Effective January 1, 2015, employment agencies and most private employers are prohibited from asking about applicants’ criminal background until they reach the interview stage of the hiring process or, if there is no interview, until a conditional...

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Communications Over Internet and Social Media Platforms

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/07/14

On June 17, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued two draft guidance documents, providing recommendations for two types of communication over internet and social media platforms. The first document, Internet/Social...

Public Sector Unions Take a Hit in Recent Supreme Court Decision

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/07/14

The United States Supreme Court recently held in Harris v. Quinn that the First Amendment protects certain "quasi-public" employees from being forced to pay fees to a public sector labor union that they don't support. While the decision isn't fatal...

USPTO Seeks Public Input on Application Pendency

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/07/14

Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a notice in the Federal Register (79 Fed. Reg. 38854) requesting comments from the public regarding optimal patent first action and total pendency target levels. The Office noted...

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