News

Does Your Force Majeure Provision Extend to the Coronavirus?

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

The coronavirus is closing factories and forcing quarantines throughout China – delaying and even stopping manufacturing and shipping. Our Litigation Group diagnoses the problem and discusses how the ramifications could trigger force majeure...

The Impact Of The COVID-19 Outbreak On PE Investors And Their Portfolio Companies In Asia – Part I

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

The COVID-19 (the official name of the 2019 novel coronavirus) outbreak is likely to have an effect on the PE landscape in Asia and on anyone with interests in Asia. In this three-part article, we examine how PE buyers, sellers, and their portfolio...

HIPAA Privacy and Coronavirus

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

With the recent spread of coronavirus (2019-nCoV), it is an important time to examine what information employers may share under HIPAA’s Privacy Rule during an outbreak of infectious disease or other emergency situation....

Yearly Data Breach Reporting Due to OCR by February 29

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

Every year, we remind our readers that the HIPAA data breach notification regulations require covered entities to notify the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of any reportable data breaches that involved fewer than 500 individuals and have not already...

How to Settle An Accident Claim Without An Attorney

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

Victims may be able to settle accident claims without a lawyer in some cases, but when liability or the value of the claim is disputed, they generally must have the time, financial ability, legal knowledge, and resources available to prove their...

Former Employees Not Bound by Their Former Union’s Arbitration Agreement

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

The former employees of a waste management company sued their former employer for violations of various federal and state labor laws. The company sought to compel arbitration and dismiss the complaint, relying on an arbitration agreement into which...

The Week in Weed: February 2020 #3

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

The big news this week is that Alabama is considering a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state.  The bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee; it now heads to a full Senate vote later in this legislative session....

[Webinar] The FINRA Expungement Process: Tips, Tricks, and Recent Developments - March 5th, 2:00 pm ET

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

On March 5 at 2 p.m. (ET), Ulmer attorney Christopher D. Seps will host a live webinar to discuss the FINRA expungement process from beginning to end, including: - Procedural steps governing the FINRA expungement process - FINRA’s substantive...

K&L Gates Triage: EKRA - New Fraud and Abuse Considerations for Clinically Integrated Networks

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

In this week's episode, Limo Cherian, Carla Dewberry, and Steve Pine discuss EKRA - the 'Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018,' which introduces new criminal penalties for kickbacks associated with referrals to recovery homes, clinical...

[Event] 2020 Ipro Tech Show - March 11th - 12th, Phoenix, AZ

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/20

Ipro Announces Ipro Tech Show Will Take Place at ASU College of Law in 2020 - Ipro Tech, LLC, a global leader in eDiscovery and Trial software technology, is pleased to announce the Ipro Tech Show, which will happen March 11th - March 12th, 2020 at...

Pages