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Southern District of Texas Compels Arbitration Over Insured's Claim that Arbitration Clause was Unconscionable

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/20

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas recently compelled arbitration despite an insured’s claim that the operative arbitration clause was unconscionable because it required the arbitration panel to comprise “persons employed or...

Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: Food & Beverage

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/20

...The coronavirus (provisionally named SARS-CoV-2, with its disease being named COVID-19) has been documented in six of the world’s seven continents (sparing only Antarctica), in more than 70 countries and territories. More than 90,000 cases have...

Webinar Recap! 2019 Year in Review: What You Need to Know About the Recent Cases and Developments in Trade Secrets, Non-Competes, and Computer Fraud for 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/20

In Seyfarth’s first installment in its 2020 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys Robert Milligan, Jesse Coleman, and Joshua Salinas reviewed the noteworthy legislation, cases, and other legal developments from across the nation over the...

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/20

Two Las Vegas casinos’ networks were down over the past week, with posted signs saying “Cash Only” throughout the casinos after a suspected ransomware attack. Electronic slot machines were silent as the casinos reacted to the security incident....

Kentucky District Court Confirms Arbitration Award Allocating All Environmental Contamination Costs to Petitioner

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/20

Following a 2007 settlement concerning the allocation of investigation and remediation costs incurred due to environmental contamination at an industrial complex, the parties agreed to resolve the litigation between the parties and arbitrate the...

Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/20

This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2019 (hereafter “Report”), our ninth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not merely summarize case...

Coronavirus: 10 things to know about human resources management (in Italian)

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/20

The emergency caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 is generating a series of significant management problems for companies, whether they are located in the so-called "Red Zone" or in other regions. To help companies deal with them, we believe it useful...

Is Connecticut Prepared for the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/20

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently responding to the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S. While as of the date of this Alert there have been no confirmed cases of the virus in Connecticut, Governor...

Issue Twenty-Four: PTAB Trial Tracker

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/20

The availability of post-grant proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has changed the face of patent litigation. This monthly digest is designed to keep you up-to-date by highlighting interesting PTAB, district court, and Federal...

The Week in Weed: March 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/03/20

To cap or not to cap, that was the question facing the state of Florida this week.  Lawmakers wrestled with the issue of capping THC content in medical marijuana for those patients under the age of 21.  The Senate Rules Committee questioned the...

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