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Man imprisoned as teen won’t be retried in controversial murder case, says AG

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

A 29-year-old man who spent a decade in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit was freed Tuesday night after the Missouri attorney general said Ryan Ferguson would not be retried.

The Construct: Your Guide to Law in the Construction Industry - November 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

In This Issue: - Contractor Alert: Help Available for Small Businesses in the HUB Zone Program: Recognizing that our country -- our "team," if you will -- is stronger when all our players are on the field and playing to their full potential,...

Legal Resource Guide for Startup Entrepreneurs

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

In this Guide: - Guide to Starting a Corporation - Venture Capital for High Technology Companies - Angel/Seed Financing Survey – 2012: Internet/Digital Media and Software Industries - Trends in Terms of Venture Financings – Q2 2013...

Thirty Day Rule: Recovering Goods or Proceeds from a Bankrupt Client

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

When a client goes bankrupt, an unpaid supplier is often left with few remedies. Generally speaking, the unpaid supplier’s recovery is limited to their proportional share of what is left of the proceeds from the bankrupt’s assets after the debts of...

Some Panhandle Development Permits Eligible for Six-Month Extension Due to Tropical Storm Karen Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

A permit and development order extension opportunity is available until January 6, 2014, for 18 Panhandle counties as a result of the threat posed to Florida by recent tropical storm activity. The extension offers an additional six months to complete...

Power To The People (Mark), Redux

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

A federal appeals court recently upheld a $750,000 award to an employer for the attorneys’ fees and expert witness fees it expended defending a frivolous class action brought by the EEOC. EEOC v. Peoplemark, Inc. The EEOC sued staffing agency...

The Ebb and Flow of Comcast v. Behrend

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

The United States Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Comcast v. Behrend, 133 U.S. 1426 (2013) has been the subject of much debate and analysis. The defense bar has heralded the opinion as further tightening the reins on class certification by extending...

FTC Broadens Notification Requirements for Transfers of Pharmaceutical Patent Rights

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revised the rule for determining when a transfer of exclusive rights to a patent in the pharmaceutical industry (including biologics and medicine manufacturing) results in a potentially reportable asset...

Australia’s High Court Denies Employee Worker’s Compensation Claim For Sex Injury

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

Ruling in a 4-2 decision[1], the Australian High Court denied a government employee worker’s compensation claim for an injury the employee sustained while having sex in a motel room during a business trip. The female employee bringing the action...

Accounting Scandal Communications In The Post-Enron World

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

Fueled by high-profile cases involving Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, and HealthSouth, accounting and disclosure fraud matters grew to as much as 33 percent of all U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions in the run-up to 2007....

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