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Doing Business in Canada: International Trade

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

INTERNATIONAL TRADE - USING THE CANADIAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IN YOUR BUSINESS - Canada is a center of global trade. In addition to the well-known North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada has entered into, negotiated or announced its...

Woman sues after family dies at local Home Depot in Joplin tornado; retailer cites ‘act of God’

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

A Missouri woman whose husband and two young children died when they took shelter from a massive Joplin tornado at a local Home Depot in 2011 has filed a wrongful death suit against the store, the company that designed it and the property owner.

What You Need to Know About Backoff Malware: the New Threat Targeting Retailers

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

The phrase “back off” is an implied threat typically reserved for bumper stickers and mud flaps, but if you are a retailer that permits the use of remote desktop applications in your business, the name Backoff should be considered much more...

Reed Smith Wins Toyota Credit Case in New Jersey Tax Court

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

On Friday, August 1, in a corporation business tax case handled by Reed Smith, the New Jersey Tax Court ruled that Toyota Motor Credit Corp. was entitled to recompute its tax by reducing gains on the sale of leased vehicles. The court addressed three...

FDA Issues Updated Draft Guidance on Reporting Drug Samples

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

The guidance calls for 2014 reporting by April 1, 2015. When signed into law in March 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) put a renewed focus on transparency. While section 6002, the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, took center stage with broad...

The Illusion of No Victims: The Final Component of “Rationalizing Bribery.”

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

As Andy Spalding, Assistant Professor at the University of Richmond School of Law and Senior Editor of the FCPA Blog stated in a recent guest post on The Global Anticorruption Blog, “Most of us would agree that overseas bribery is not a victimless...

Credit Crunch Digest -- July 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

This issue of the Credit Crunch Digest focuses on upcoming Libor-related litigation before the Supreme Court and a recent Libor settlement; Citigroup’s $7 billion settlement with the Department of Justice; BNP Paribus’ guilty plea to criminal...

Duke, Hershey, and Winston: Who gets to trademark a famous name?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Common sense tells you that you can always use your own name. But under trademark law, that’s not always true. Three recent cases illustrate this conundrum, which plays a major role in many Internet marketing and domain name disputes....

Innocent Spouse Relief Expanded

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

By filing a joint income tax return, spouses make themselves liable for all of the income tax due on their combined income. While filing a joint return can provide significant advantages, it also can create an unfair burden for a taxpayer saddled...

What Is Palimony? How Does It Work?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Palimony sure sounds an awful lot like alimony, and it also works in a very similar way. Alimony, of course, refers to spousal support payments made by one spouse to another as set out in either a settlement agreement following a divorce, or in a court order. By contrast,......

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