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Italy further facilitates financing transactions for Italian issuers (Destinazione Italia Decree)

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

On December 13, 2013 the Italian Government approved Law Decree Destinazione Italia (the “Destinazione Italia Decree”), aimed at further facilitating financing transactions for Italian issuers. The most significant changes introduced by the...

Archdiocese wins injunction blocking contraception coverage requirement

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

The Archdiocese of New York prevailed in its bid to block a provision of the Affordable Care Act requiring its nonprofit affiliates to pay for employees’ contraception. The New York Times reported that in an opinion handed down Monday, U.S.

Landmark Decision Limits the Authority of the International Trade Commission

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Suprema, Inc., et al. v. International Trade Commission, Nos. 2012-1170, 2012-1026, -1124, Slip Op. December 13, 2013, issued a landmark decision limiting the statutory authority of the...

Can You Recover for an Accident That Is Partly Your Fault?

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

In Pennsylvania, the court follows a rule of comparative negligence. This means the responsibility of each party for the accident is taken into account....
By: Larry Pitt & Associates, P.C.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Changes Labor Market Survey Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued a decision that may significantly change the ability of an employer to modify or suspend Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation benefits based on a Labor Market Survey. In Phoenixville Hospital v. WCAB...

Life Sciences MVP: Morrison & Foerster's David Doyle

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

Morrison & Foerster LLP partner David C. Doyle has successfully fought for generic drug companies’ access to markets years before competitors’ exclusivity runs out, including Sandoz Inc.’s bid to invalidate Teva Pharmaceutical USA Inc.’s patents for...

Common Estate Planning Misconceptions

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

Like many areas of law, estate planning is rife with confusion. And it is often misunderstanding that leads to costly mistakes — mistakes that can produce negative effects now or in the future. However, misconceptions regarding trusts, wills and...

Actions Under § 337 Based on Inducement Require Existence of Direct Infringement Prior to Importation

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

In a case of first impression, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit panel ruled that an exclusion order based on a violation of Section 337 may not be predicated on a theory of induced infringement where direct infringement does...

De Facto Exclusive Dealing: What a Difference a Day Makes

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

In Competition Law360, September 4, 2013, we reported on the dismissal of a complaint which alleged, inter alia, exclusive-dealing claims in a market described as the management and distribution of “photographs in rich media content for hotels”....

New Jersey Legislature Considers Changes to Energy Master Plan

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/12/13

New Jersey law requires the state to produce an Energy Master Plan (EMP or Plan) every three years. The New Jersey legislature is considering a bill that will require future EMPs to include long-term capacity planning and infrastructure planning....

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