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Northwestern University School of Law receives $15 million gift

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

Northwestern University School of Law has received a $15 million gift from university trustee and law school alumnus Neil Bluhm and his family's charitable foundation.

Australia’s Highest Court Takes A Knife To Indirect Infringement: “Carve-Outs” In Product Information Leaflets Are A Legitimate Way Of Avoiding Indirect Infringement

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

Under Australian law, indirect or contributory infringement of method of treatment claims has been an issue for quite some time. In particular, there have been a number of injunctions granted in circumstances where an infringing indication had been...

U.S. Supreme Court to Reconsider "Fraud-on-the-Market" Presumption in Securities Fraud Class Actions

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

On November 15, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would revisit the "fraud-on-the-market" presumption that it adopted 25 years ago, which substantially expanded securities fraud class actions. The appeal in which the Supreme Court...

Tax Litigation Update: Determination Of Proper Appellate Court For Review Of Certain Tax Court Cases In Flux

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

It is a bedrock principle of tax litigation that the US Tax Court is bound to following the precedent of the Circuit Court of Appeals to which its decisions are subject to appeal. See Golsen v. Comm’r, 54 T.C. 742 (1970). Generally, this...

Court of Appeal Discusses Coverage Exclusions in Homeowner’s Insurance Policy - Bawden v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2013 ONCA 717

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

This recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal contains an interesting discussion regarding the applicability of a coverage exclusion found within many standard homeowner’s insurance policies — the exclusion of claims involving bodily harm to a...

Is your law school outperforming its US News academic reputation ranking? Or falling short of it?

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

Academic reputation isn’t everything. According to TaxProf Blog, some law schools are ranked significantly higher on the U.S.

Creditors’ Rights Clarified By Interpretation II of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of the People’ Republic of China

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

Understanding your rights as a creditor while navigating under China’s bankruptcy laws is becoming a must these days, especially for foreign creditors. As many foreign companies engage in business with Chinese companies, chances are likely that you...

Nasdaq Proposes Amendments to Compensation Committee Member Independence Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

On November 26, 2013, the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend its listing rules relating to compensation committee member independence. The proposed rule change will...

Virginia Environmental Regulatory Developments (November 2013)

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD - A. Proposed Regulations - 1. 9VAC5-130. Regulation for Open Burning (Rev. E12) (amending 9VAC5-130-10 through 9VAC5-130-50, 9VAC5-130-100; repealing 9VAC5-130-60). Statutory Authority: § 10.1-1308 of...

How Georgia’s Comparative Negligence Law May Impact Your Injury Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

In some Savannah accidents, the injured party bears part of the responsibility. For instance, a pedestrian may have failed to look both ways before being struck by a texting driver. In this case, the negligence of both the driver and the pedestrian...

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