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PNC Bank and Freddie Mac Reach Settlement Agreement

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/13

On December 6, PNC Bank announced an agreement in principle to an $89 million dollar settlement agreement with Freddie Mac resolving outstanding and potential repurchase claims arising out of the sale of some 900,000 loans to Freddie Mac between 2000...

TUPE Changes: Implementation Date – Confirmed as 31 January 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/13

We reported in the autumn on some small but important changes to TUPE planned to take effect in early 2014. We promised to let you know if there was any delay in the proposed implementation date of 1 January 2014. The UK Government has now confirmed...

BakerHostetler Patent Watch: Motorola Mobility LLC v. Int'l Trade Comm'n

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/13

On December 16, 2013, in Motorola Mobility LLC v. Int'l Trade Comm'n, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Rader,* Prost, Taranto) affirmed the Commission's determination, inter alia, that Motorola violated 19 U.S.C. § 1337 by importing...

What if There was no Tooling?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/13

Having worked for Automotive Industry clients for over a decade, not once did I ever have one tell me that they could not make the products they wanted because there was no tooling. However, a recent study by Harbour Results Inc. says that the...

New Risks for Payday Lenders Under Dodd-Frank

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/13

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) imposes sweeping regulations on nearly all aspects of consumer lending. In addition to establishing these new rules, Dodd-Frank also created the Consumer Financial Protection...

New Mexico Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/13

The New Mexico Supreme Court declared Thursday that same-sex marriages were legal in the state.

The Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013 - The Death of Distress?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/13

The common law right to levy distress has long been considered by commercial landlords as a quick, simple and cheap self-help remedy to recover rent arrears. But this right will soon be abolished and replaced by a new remedy, known as CRAR, which...

When Santa Is Naughty, Does He Give Himself a Lump of Coal?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/13

If so, then Santa should be giving himself a nice chunk of West Virginia’s finest to burn in his stove this Christmas. According the Associated Press, recently, at a mall in Hingham, Massachusetts, Santa was barred from the mall and charged with...

When a Car Is a Weapon: Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and Similar Charges

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/13

A Dublin, Ohio man named Matthew Cordle gained national attention when he made a YouTube video in which he admitted causing the death of another man while driving drunk. Cordle knew he was prone to blackouts after drinking, but he took the wheel with...

If I’m a new consultant then should I focus on selling in areas where other distributors are successful or should I focus on untouched territory?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/13

It is often said that direct selling/MLM/network marketing is about first sharing your product and services within your spheres of influence, that is to say, first harvest the low lying fruit. This means calling upon your friends, family, social...

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