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Summary of Amendments to RI Foreclosure Mediation Regulation

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

This alert will discuss the Mediation Law and some of its unanticipated consequences, as well as the latest amendments to Banking Regulation 5. The latest amendments contain helpful clarification and guidance for implementation of the Mediation Law,...

Why a Class Action Lawsuit Against 23andMe? Quick Hit Q&A With Audet & Partners

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

The bad news for 23andMe keeps coming. In late November, we learned that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had ordered the company to stop selling its $99 DNA testing kit owing to a number of accuracy and validity concerns in the test results....

2013 Employment and Labor Law Final Exam

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

As the end of 2013 quickly approaches, it is time to put your employment and labor law knowledge to the test with Nexsen Pruet’s third annual final exam. We will send out answers to the exam on December 17th. Be sure to email your responses to...

Québec Finally Adopts its Reform of the Mining Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

The English version will be available soon. Le 10 décembre 2013, le Projet de loi no 70 – Loi modifiant la Loi sur les mines (le « Projet de loi 70 »), qui avait été déposé par la Ministre des Ressources naturelles (la « Ministre ») le 5 décembre...

Can You Settle a Car Accident With No Insurance?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

Settling a car accident with insurance is relatively straightforward. But what happens when one or both insurance companies are not involved? Although not an ideal situation, settling an auto collision without insurance is possible.

The Volcker Rule: A First Look at Key Changes

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

On December 10, 2013, five U.S. financial regulators (the Agencies) adopted a final rule implementing the Volcker Rule. The text of the final rule and its accompanying preamble are available here. The Volcker Rule was created by Section 619 of the...

District Court Denies Class Certification For Text Message Recipients Where Issue of Consent Predominate

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently denied class certification for plaintiffs alleging a claim under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....
By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Two Months to Comply With European Reporting Rules for Derivatives – What Buy-Side Entities Need To Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

Many of the provisions of the Regulation on Derivative Transactions, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories, known as the European Market Infrastructure Regulation 648/2012 (“EMIR”), are now in effect throughout the European Union (“EU”). Like...

Application for State Funds Not A "Project" Under CEQA

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

In City of Irvine v. County of Orange (“City of Irvine”) (published and modified on November 22, 2013), the Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s ruling that the County of Orange’s (“County”) application for state funding for...

Physician criminally charged after firing worker during jury service in high-profile trial

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

An Indiana physician has been charged with a misdemeanor after firing a worker at the health company he owns while the employee was taking time off for jury service in a high-profile trial. Dr. William P.

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