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Don’t Forget About Conflict Minerals

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/14

The first wave of Form SD filings has come and gone, leaving us with more insight into supply chains and manufacturing processes than most of us ever wanted, yet much uncertainty about the actual sources of the conflict minerals in question. Not...

7th Circuit Defines "Worthless Services" Under the False Claims Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/14

That’s the upshot from U.S. ex rel. Absher v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Nos. 13-1886 & 13-1936 (Aug. 20, 2014), a recent decision from the Seventh Circuit (authored by Judge Manion) that addressed the worthless-services theory of liability...

Florida: Coverage Determination, Not Breach of Contract, Permits Bad Faith Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/14

The risk of bad faith litigation continues to increase for insurance companies following a Florida court’s determination that an insurer’s confirmed liability for coverage and the scope of damages – but not breach of contract – is the only thing...

Innovator Liability Finds Sweet Home In Ala.

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/14

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Alabama confirmed its January 2013 holding in Weeks v. Wyeth Inc. that manufacturers of brand drugs can be liable for injuries caused by generic drugs. Though the recent ruling puts Alabama in a very small...

Second DOE-Funded Cellulosic Ethanol Biorefinery Opened

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/14

On September 3, 2014, POET-DSM's Project LIBERTY in Emmetsburg, Iowa, celebrated its grand opening. This will be the first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant to use corn waste as a feedstock, using biochemical conversion technologies (yeast...

Historic Bills Designed To Sustainably Manage California’s Groundwater Head To Governor

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/14

Last Friday, the California Legislature passed three bills that provide for the regulation of groundwater for the first time in the state’s history. Once signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, the bills—currently known as AB 1739 (Dickinson), SB 1168 (Pavley),...

Arrow Productions, LTD v. The Weinstein Company LLC

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/14

Arrow Productions, LTD v. The Weinstein Company LLC - USDC, S.D. New York, August 25, 2014: District court dismisses copyright and trademark infringement claims of copyright owner of 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat, holding that defendants’...

Maxwell v Highway Hauliers – High Court Judgment Imminent

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/14

Those of you following our coverage regarding the proceedings of Maxwell v Highway Hauliers, presently before the High Court of Australia, will be pleased to hear that judgment is set to be delivered at 10.15am on Wednesday, 10 September 2014, in...

Popeyes Chicken franchisee agrees to settle HIV discrimination claim with EEOC

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/14

A Shreveport, Louisiana-based Popeyes Chicken franchisee has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that it refused to hire an HIV-positive man because…

Another Requirement to a Successful Motion to Amend Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/09/14

It is getting hard to keep track of all the hoops and hurdles that need to be navigated in bringing a successful motion to amend in an inter partes review proceeding. Each new decision seemingly raises the bar further. The latest task to add to the...

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