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Prosecutors Use Technology to Strengthen Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Prosecutors are starting to employ cutting-edge technology in their push for more criminal convictions. Most recently, the Ohio Bureau of Investigation used a 3-D laser scanner to recreate a murder scene for a judge and jury....

Clicking “I Agree” Renders Mandatory Arbitration Provision Enforceable

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Day in and day out, Internet users sign various forms of agreements for a variety of reasons, from joining a dating site, to participating in an online auction, to uploading media to a storage locker. These agreements, sometimes known as browse-wrap...

Monthly Benefits Update - July 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Two federal appeals courts issued contradictory rulings on the validity of subsidies for the purchase of health insurance under the federal marketplace established pursuant to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On July 22, a panel on the Court of Appeals...

Alzheimer’s patients aren’t liable for injuries to home-care workers, California Supreme Court says

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

The California Supreme Court has ruled that Alzheimer’s patients and their families are not liable to home health-care workers for injuries caused by the patients, if the employees were warned of the risks and the injuries were caused by symptoms of the disease.

Current Ethanol Blending Mandate Generates Interesting Opponents and Forces Delay

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

An increasingly pitched battle between business and agricultural interests over the blending of ethanol in gasoline has turned its focus to EPA’s rulemaking mandate which sets the minimum volume of renewable fuel sold annually in the U.S....

Winds Of Change Sweeping Through The Employee Share Scheme Landscape

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

There is building momentum for the Federal Government to change laws which currently apply to employees share schemes to counter the problems arising from previous changes made in 2009, and as a result, to increase the level of employee participation...

Advisors Advantage - August 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Dealing with adversity. It's about how you deal with it. I'm a huge Aerosmith fan since high school and it's because the music resonates with me because it reminds me of the experiences that I have gone through life, which had some adversity...

SEC Extends Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative Self-Reporting Deadline For Issuers and Obligated Persons to December 1, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

The Securities and Exchange Commission released a statement on July 31, 2014, modifying certain aspects of its Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative (the “MCDC Initiative”). The MCDC Initiative provides an opportunity for...

The EU's Right to be Forgotten: Overly Burdensome?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

In May earlier this year, the European Union's top court held in favor of an individual who requested that Google remove the search results associated with his name. In this particular case, a Spanish citizen requested that Google Spain remove an...

SEC Enforcement Division Modifies Municipalities Disclosure Initiative

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

On July 31, the SEC announced modifications to its Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) Initiative that will (i) allow issuers and obligors more time to complete their reporting requirements by extending the deadline to self-report...

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