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Strategies In Class Action Engagement: The Class Certification Hearing

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

This continues our series of blog posts on effective partnering between inside and outside counsel to defend against class action lawsuits. The defense team must consider whether the company’s best interests are better served by seeking an...

California Public Utilities Commission Approves Pioneering Energy Storage Mandate

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will require the state’s three large investor-owned utilities (IOUs) to invest in a combined 1,325 MW of energy storage by the end of 2020, the first-such mandate in the United States. The CPUC views...

The Problem of Underinsured Trucking

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

The effects of a vehicle accident involving a semi-trailer truck can be devastating. While driving along highways, we have all encountered an overturned truck next to a mangled car by the side of the road. The sheer size of trucks makes them...

FINRA Cracking Down on “No Fee” Advertising

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

FINRA recently expressed concerns about broker-dealers who advertise “free” or “no fee” services for retail brokerage accounts and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). FINRA Rule 2210 requires that broker-dealers’ communications are fair and...

Proving the “Prior Action” Requirement of a Malicious Prosecution Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

When a party prevails in a legal proceeding, he or she sometimes will seek further vindication by way of a malicious prosecution action. However, no matter how frivolous the prior action was, not all legal proceedings are recognized by California...

Dodd-Frank News: November 2013: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

In This Issue: - Recent Cases ..Dodd-Frank Prohibition on Arbitration ..Statutory Damages Under TILA ..Preemption ..Declaratory Relief ..HAMP Claims ..Constitutional Challenge to Dodd-Frank ..Whistleblower Protection - News &...

CFPB rejects (again) trade group efforts seeking retraction of white paper on payday and deposit advance loans

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

In addition to our own criticism of the CFPB’s April 2013 White Paper on payday and deposit advance loans, the paper has drawn well-deserved fire from industry. As we reported, that fire included a June 2013 petition to the CFPB filed by the...

OESA Regional Meeting – Chicago Automotive Supplier Industry Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

Are you aware that General Motors (“GM”) issued new general terms and conditions (“Terms”) for direct material, customer care & aftersales, and tooling purchases effective for requests for quotation issued on or after July 15, 2013? You are in the...

International Tax News - November 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

US-SWISS VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PROGRAM: DEADLINES ARE LOOMING – SWISS BANKS NEED NOT PANIC, BUT MUST ACT SWIFTLY AND THOUGHTFULLY - The recently announced voluntary bank disclosure program between Switzerland and the US offers worried Swiss banks...

Mongolian Mining Sector Update: Regulatory Uncertainty and Risk Mitigation Strategies

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

Recent developments in the Mongolian mining sector depict an increasingly unpredictable business environment, which severely constrains the foreign mining companies’ ability to invest and operate in the country. Major regulatory uncertainties ranging...

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