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GAO Recommends Consideration of New Privacy Rules for Mobile Technologies

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/13

On November 15, 2013, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report it had previously delivered to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (“Committee”) that focuses on identifying gaps in U.S. privacy...

Court Report -- December 15, 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/13

About Court Report: Each week we will report briefly on recently filed biotech and pharma cases. Pfizer Inc. et al. v. Hetero USA Inc. et al. 1:13-cv-02021; filed December 11, 2013 in the District Court of Delaware. • Plaintiffs: Pfizer Inc.;...

Supreme Court Takes Case About Company Stock Funds and Presumption of Prudence

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/13

The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, suggesting that the Supreme Court will resolve the current division among U.S. circuit courts regarding the application of the “presumption of prudence”...

SPECIAL EDITION: CMS Approves Iowa’s Waivers to Implement ACA Medicaid Expansion

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/13

On December 10, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Iowa’s waivers to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion. The state plans to provide coverage for the new adult group through two different...

Explore - Insights from DLA Piper Mining Sector (Global)

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/13

In This Issue: - Editorial - About our mining sector - Take or Pay Contracts, a double-edged sword - Africa Rising - Protect, Respect and Remedy – Human Rights and the Mining Industry - Mine Your Own Business IP - Investor Protection:...

Using a Fake ID? 5 Potential Legal Consequences

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/13

Using a fake ID can lead to serious legal consequences. While it may be tempting to use a fake ID for acts that seem "innocent" or "victimless" -- such as purchasing alcohol to drink in your own home -- think again. Fake ID-related acts are no joke, and you could......



NSA phone-data collection program likely unconstitutional, judge says

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/13

A National Security Agency program that collects information from nearly all telephone calls made to or from the United States is probably unconstitutional, a federal judge held Monday. In his ruling, U.S.

Who Will Care For Your Children If Something Unexpected Happens To You?

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/13

Parents, if you do not want someone else deciding who will care for your minor and/or disabled children if something unexpectedly happens to you, it is crucial that you execute a Will designating a guardian for your children....

Supreme Court of Canada refuses to deduct pension earnings from wrongful dismissal damages

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/13

Mr. Waterman worked for IBM (United Kingdom) and subsequently IBM (Canada) for 42 years when he was dismissed without cause in March of 2009 and was given 2 months of pay in lieu of notice. Subsequently, he began collecting pension payments from the...

Estate planning lawyer gets 6 years in $46 million scheme preying on terminally ill

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/13

A Rhode Island estate planning lawyer who ran a $46 million scheme preying on the terminally ill—buying bonds and annuities in their names that would pay out upon their deaths—was sentenced today to six years in prison, the Associated Press reports. U.S.

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