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Update on SFO’s first Bribery Act case

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/13

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has updated a webpage on its case relating to Sustainable Agroenergy plc and Sustainable Wealth Investments UK Ltd. These are the first charges to be brought by the SFO under the Bribery Act....

Penn State to cut tuition by 50 percent for in-state law students next fall

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/13

In the wake of a 17.5 percent decline in enrollment at its Dickinson School of Law this fall, Pennsylvania State University has offered to almost halve the $41,088 annual tuition for in-state students who enroll next fall.

Introducing the New Multi-Level Marketing Governing Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/13

Taiwan has approximately 369 multi-level marketing (MLM) companies and a total of 3.09 million MLM participants, as of December 31, 2012. Adjusting for people who participate in more than one MLM company, almost 12% of Taiwan’s total population...

Quantum Dots Enter Mainstream Mobile Device Market

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/13

Last month, Amazon released Kindle Fire HDX 7 — the first ever mobile device to feature a quantum-dot-enhanced display....
By: Foley & Lardner LLP

For the First Time, U.S. Extends MBTA Enforcement to Renewables

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/13

On November 22, 2013, the Department of Justice announced its first prosecution of a wind farm operation for violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), a criminal statute governing take of over 1000 species of birds. The oil and gas industry...

FHFA Announces Ban for Reimbursement of Expenses For Captive Reinsurance Arrangements

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/13

On November 5, 2013, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) will no longer reimburse their participating servicers for expenses arising out of captive reinsurance arrangements. Captive...

Google Prevails in the Latest Chapter of the Google Books Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/13

On November 15, Judge Chin of the Southern District of New York issued a long-awaited decision in the Google Books case, Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google Inc. Google Books — the project through which Google provides access to over twenty million books...

Don't Get Sued For Fake Holiday Discounts

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/13

In some ways, the consumer quest for massive holiday deals and discounts has left business owners with no choice but to spiral into a deep discount abyss and engage in a Black Friday arms race. The constant question they face is akin to a ruckus game of limbo: how......



Judge accused of signing blank child-removal orders isn’t immune from suit, federal court rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/13

Because pre-signing blank court orders for others to fill out after hours is an administrative rather than a judicial function requiring discretion, a Michigan judge who allegedly followed this practice is not immune from liability in a lawsuit filed by parents who briefly lost custody of their c

Can Accountable Care Organizations Hit the Trifecta: Improve Quality, Reduce Cost, and Increase Physician Compensation?

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/11/13

The New York Times recently reported that it found that the amount paid by a patient’s insurance plan for a routine colonoscopy varies significantly: between $740 and $8,500, depending upon the location, the particular doctor and where the procedure...

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