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ABA delegation visits emergency shelter for detained immigrant children in Texas

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

In response to the surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern U.S. border, a delegation of ABA leaders visited detained immigrant minors in San Antonio this week.

Miss. Abortion Law Unconstitutional; Clinic Can Stay Open: 5th Cir.

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

Mississippi's only abortion clinic can stay open, after a federal appeals court found that Mississippi's newest abortion law was unconstitutional.

Homicide Is The #1 Killer Of Women At Work – Do Your Part To Lower The Statistic With Workplace Violence Training

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

When I was 18 years old I was in an abusive relationship. I think part of it was being young and not looking for or knowing the warning signs of a dangerous person and part of it was probably just bad luck. I could go into a lot of detail about it...

Attorney-Client Privilege Protection in Internal Investigations Upheld by D.C. Circuit: Good News for Corporate Counsel

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

In a much-anticipated decision, the D.C. Circuit clarified the general test for the applicability of the attorney-client privilege in internal investigations. In re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., 14-5505, 2014 WL 2895939 (D.C. Cir. June 27, 2014). The...

Environmental Alert: "Clearly Allocate Risk of Change Interpretations in Transactions"

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

When buyers request that sellers warrant compliance with environmental law, sellers need to appreciate that agency interpretation or agency enforcement discretion may have played a role in the seller’s apparent ongoing compliance. Sellers need to...

No Harm, No Foul – Appellate Court Finds No CMIA Claim Without Actual Injury

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 56 et seq. (“CMIA”), provides that an individual may recover $1,000 nominal damages (plus actual damages if any) based on the negligent release of medical information by a...

PA Superior Court Indicates that Filing a Motion for Compulsory Non-Suit Alone May Preserve the Right to Request JNOV After Trial

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

Pennsylvania lawyers must be alert to situations in which they may waive their appellate rights, especially where the requirements for preserving those rights are murky. One of those murky areas in the Pennsylvania state courts involves a motion for...

Court Grants in Part RBS Motion for Summary Judgment in Repurchase Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

On July 23, Judge William Conley of the Western District of Wisconsin granted in part and denied in part RBS Securities Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in a suit brought by CUNA Mutual Group seeking to rescind the purchase of fifteen RMBS...

New Mandatory Exclusions in Standard CGL Policies Limit Coverage for Data Breaches

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

The insurance industry continues to respond to the growing threat of data breaches by directing businesses facing that risk towards new, risk-specific cyber insurance products, while attempting to restrict coverage for data breaches under standard...

Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/07/14

On July 23, the Council of the EU published a press release announcing that it had adopted the CSDR on improving securities settlement and regulating central securities depositories....

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