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Supreme Court Upholds ERISA Plan’s Three-Year Deadline to File a Lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that an ERISA plan may properly impose a reasonable time limit on filing a lawsuit to recover benefits. Such time may start to run even before completion of the required administrative review process....

FDA Deputy Commissioner Details Agency’s Priorities In Recent Speech

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

In This Issue: - Snapshot of the Agency: FDA-regulated products - Recent Public Health Milestones - Innovative Programs at FDA ..A. FDA has a number of programs intended to speed the availability of promising new therapies to patents with...

Parameters of CDA Immunity Being Tested by Appeals Court in Jones v. Dirty World Entertainment

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is currently hearing an appeal of a district court decision, which if upheld would have enormous ramifications for freedom of speech and the online service provider safe harbor under the Communications...

The Shale Play Today - December 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

In This Issue: - The State of the Marcellus & Utica Shale Natural Gas Industry - Challenges of New Indiana Bat Guidance - Ethane Cracker Likely in W.Va. - A Productive Year in Shale - Excerpt from Challenges of New Indiana Bat Guidance:...

CMS Announces Plans to Modernize and Update the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

On November 27, 2013, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted the final 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule and, in it, announced plans to change how and how much Medicare pays for clinical diagnostic laboratory services under the clinical...

A Regulatory Reform Glossary

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

After the financial crisis, have you ever asked, “What does it all mean?” Now, we have an answer for you: MoFo’s Regulatory Reform Glossary. Since the great financial crisis, financial institutions have been forced to confront significant...

The U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Holds that ERISA Plans’ Limitation of Actions Provisions Must be Enforced as Written – Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life Insurance Company

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

Today, in Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life Insurance Company, 571 U.S. __ (2013), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a Circuit Court ruling that dismissed an action for benefits on the ground that the plaintiff failed to commence her action...

The UK ICO’s Vision for the Future

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

The United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office (UK ICO), the UK regulator of information rights, has issued a consultation document to get feedback from consumers and stakeholders on the role and impact it should adopt in the future. According...

Wearable Computing—The Next Front in the Smartphone Wars?

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

The rapidly shrinking size of computer components and the development of high-speed wireless signaling technologies have made mobile computing devices ubiquitous. Users can now access data and applications from virtually anywhere. A new generation of...

California Restaurant Managers Get Second Chance at Class Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

In Martinez v. Joe’s Crab Shack Holdings, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District reversed an order denying class certification to a group of managerial restaurant employees allegedly misclassified as exempt....

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