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Off-site video that saved woman from felony charge is now supporting a $150K civil rights settlement

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

An off-site security video that saved a Chicago tanning salon manager from a felony charge is also helping her to win a likely $150,000 settlement…

CRA3 – Final Draft Regulatory Technical Standards in relation to Disclosure Requirements for Structured Finance Instruments

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

On 24 June 2014, ESMA published its Final Report on the draft regulatory technical standards under CRA3. With respect to structured finance instruments, the Final Report sets out draft standards for the information to be disclosed, the frequency of...

Federal Banking Regulators Finalize Liquidity Coverage Ratio

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

On September 3, the FDIC, the Fed, and the OCC finalized the Liquidity Coverage Ratio rule to strengthen the liquidity positions of large financial institutions. The rule will for the, first time, create a standardized minimum liquidity requirement...

Fifth District Reaffirms Its CEQA Historicity Rules in Citizens for the Restoration of L Street v. City of Fresno

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

In a published opinion filed August 29, 2014, the Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed a judgment granting a writ of mandate and finding that the City of Fresno erred in approving a mitigated negative declaration (MND) for an infill project...

Trial Judge Concludes The Deepwater Horizon Spill Caused By BP’s Gross Negligence And Willful Misconduct

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

On September 4, 2014 the federal district judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill issued long-awaited rulings as to liability. The court concluded that BP is subject to enhanced civil penalties...

[Video] The 10 Essential Steps to Implement an Effective Anti-Corruption Compliance Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

The Department of Justice's and the SEC's FCPA Guidance issued last November, 2012, outlined the hallmarks of an "effective" anti-corruption compliance program. In the FCPA Guidance, the Justice Department and the SEC suggested that an "effective"...

Maricopa County to settle pink underwear case; suit blamed policy in inmate’s death

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

The estate of a mentally ill man has agreed to settle a suit that indirectly tied his death to a jail policy requiring inmates to…

Texas Supreme Court Rules for Exxon: A New Day for Noncompete-Triggered Forfeitures in Texas?

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

On August 29, 2014, the Texas Supreme Court in Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Drennen upheld a noncompete-triggered forfeiture provision in an executive compensation plan that applied New York law. This is a landmark decision in a number of important ways...

Sacramento’s Commercial Construction Market Heats Up

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

One reason I changed law firms from the Bay Area to Sacramento was I felt that Sacramento’s construction market, which was one of the areas hardest hit in California following the Real Estate Bubble Burst, was poised for a comeback....

Using the US Patent and Trademark Office to Neutralize Invalid Patents

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/09/14

How do you deal with a patent that may cover a product or service that you plan to make, use, sell, or import? What happens if one of your competitors controls that patent? Or if you receive a letter threatening a patent infringement lawsuit? Or if...

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