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White House Launches Major Push To Shore Up Support for Proposed Clean Power Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/08/14

This week the White House is launching a major effort to shore up support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan. The historic and ambitious rule, proposed by EPA on June 18, 2014, (79 Fed. Reg. 34830), seeks to cut...

Second Circuit Issues Decisions on Lanham Act False Advertising Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/08/14

On July 29, 2014, the Second Circuit decided a Lanham Act false advertising case that clarified the circuit’s jurisprudence on demonstrating consumer confusion and competitive injury. In Merck Eprova AG v. Gnosis S.P.A. and Gnosis Bioresearch, S.A.,...

Government paralegals making up to $80K had little work to do, report says

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/08/14

Dozens of paralegals hired in 2009 to combat a growing backlog of patent appeals were often idle because a hiring freeze halted hiring of judges to hear the cases, according to a new report.

Microsoft must give U.S. prosecutors customer email stored on server in Ireland, federal judge rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/08/14

A federal judge in Manhattan has upheld a magistrate’s ruling requiring Microsoft to give federal prosecutors emails and other data stored on servers in Ireland. Chief U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska ruled on Thursday that Microsoft had to comply with the U.S.

Recorded jail phone calls violate 6th Amendment and cost us money, attorneys say in lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/08/14

Joining colleagues in Florida, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee who have complained that jailed defendants' phone calls with their attorneys are being recorded, some Texas lawyers have filed an amended class action complaint objecting to the practice.

1 in 3 Americans Facing Debt Collections: 3 Ways FindLaw Can Help

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

A new report finds that more than one in three Americans has debt in collections. But don't panic! FindLaw.com has many resources that can help. According to the Urban Institute, 35 percent of U.S.

Palliative care – navigating the difficult path of informed consent

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

Medical practitioners are placed in a difficult position when close family members disagree about the treatment that should be provided to a loved one who is no longer capable of making his or her own decisions....
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In Business & Corporate Law Avoiding a Messy Business Divorce is Important! #BusinessAttorney

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

When people come together to begin a business, they may not think the time will come when they will not get along. But if, after many years, you and your business partner no longer see eye-to-eye when it comes to how to operate your business, what is...

If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again: Illinois General Assembly Sends Revised Version of Click-Through Nexus Law to the Governor for Signature

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

In 2011, Illinois became one of the first states to follow New York’s lead by enacting “click-through nexus” legislation. The Illinois law created nexus for any out-of-state retailer that contracted with a person in Illinois who displayed a link on...

New Executive Order Prohibits Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for Federal Employment, Federal Contractors, and on Federal Construction Projects

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

On July 21, 2014, President Obama entered yet another executive order related to employment. This latest order amends two previous executive orders, Executive Order 11478 and Executive Order 11246. With the entry of this latest order, Executive Order...

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