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Termination of a Third Party or Breaking Up Should Not Be Hard To Do

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

One of treats each month for the compliance professional is reading the GRC Illustrated column by Carole Switzer, President of the Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG), in the Compliance Week magazine. Not only does Switzer write a highly...

Cook County Use Tax Declared Invalid by Illinois Appellate Court

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Affirming the decision of the circuit court, the Illinois Appellate Court struck down the Cook County Non-Titled Personal Property Use Tax (imposed last year) as violating Illinois law....
By: Duane Morris LLP

Renewable Energy Update -- August 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Renewable Energy Focus - Renewables now ‘mainstream’ business for U.S. utilities, says report: PV-Tech - Aug 1: NV Energy, Xcel, PG&E, Sempra, and Edison International have topped a new index ranking investor-owned utilities on their deployment of...

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Critical Takeaways

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

After many years of U.S. military mobilizations and overseas deployments since 2001, our clients have learned some valuable lessons about consumer rights and privileges triggered by military service. Here are some of the critical takeaways stemming...

Treasury Issues Proposed Rules to Enhance Financial Transparency

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

On July 30, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S Department of the Treasury proposed rules under the Bank Secrecy Act to clarify and strengthen customer due diligence requirements for banks and other financial institutions (including...

New Jersey Appellate Court Upholds Contracts Curtailing the Time for Employment Claims: Lessons for Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Employers know that there are numerous laws, both state and federal, that allow employees to sue for perceived violations of their rights. Those laws provide not only a dizzying array of theories of liability but also a variety of different time...

Two UPC Resellers Settle FTC Invitation to Collude Investigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

On July 28, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission accepted, subject to final approval, settlements with InstantUPCCodes.com (“Instant”) and Nationwide Barcode (“Nationwide”), two of the leading barcode resellers, and their principals, Jacob Alifraghis...

Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Introduced in Bi-Partisan Effort to Protect Businesses From Cyber Security Threats

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

On July 29, 2014, North Carolina Congressman George Holding introduced the Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014, H.R. 5233, which seeks to create a private federal remedy for victims of trade secret theft. Representative Holding introduced the bill...

FHFA Wins Summary Judgment That It Did Not Have Actual Knowledge of RMBS Misrepresentations

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

On July 30, Judge Denise Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the motion for partial summary judgment brought by FHFA, as conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....

EU Adopts a Parent-Subsidiary Directive Amendment on Hybrid Loans

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

On July 8th 2014, the European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) adopted an amendment to the Parent-Subsidiary Directive (PSD). This amendment is targeted at cross-border hybrid loans and aims to neutralize the double...

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