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CFPB Seeks Information from Private Student Loan Servicers

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/12/13

The CFPB announced that it is soliciting information from private student loan servicers on the options available to borrowers seeking to make extra payments on their student loans. Specifically, the CFPB is seeking input from private student loan...

PA Tax Law News: December 2013 -- Assessment Of Environmentally Contaminated Real Estate

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/12/13

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court’s recent decision in Harley-Davidson Motor Company v. York County Board of Assessment Appeals (Pa. Cmwlth. Ct. decided on October 30, 2013), demonstrates the importance of establishing a proper basis for the...

European Commission Simplifies Aspects of EU Merger Control

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/12/13

The European Commission (Commission) has issued a package of measures (the Reform Package), the rationale for which is to simplify and streamline EU merger control. The Reform Package does this by extending “simplified” treatment to more...

You Should Know - December 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/12/13

In This Issue: - Six Tips for Safe Toys - Dangerous Toy Lists - Dr. Toy's 100 Best - Excerpt from 6 Tips to Shopping Smart for Safe Toys this Holiday Season: We can always count on children to remind us of the true joy associated with the...

ACCC raises concern over conduct in the mobile app industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/12/13

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has this week expressed the need for industry guidance to ensure greater consumer protection by the “app” games industry....
By: DLA Piper - I-gaming

Bankruptcy Petition Preparers: The Illusion of Cheaper Fees and Quality Legal Advice

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/12/13

When it comes to filing for bankruptcy, Georgians are more likely to be do-it-yourselfers than debtors in other states. Georgia has been ranked among the top ten states in the number of bankruptcy cases in which the debtor wasn't represented by a...

District Court Again Rejects Equitable Tolling for Patent Term Adjustment Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/12/13

In Daiichi Sankyo Co. v. Rea (D. D.C. Dec. 3, 2013), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the plaintiff’s arguments that equitable tolling should apply to permit its claim for additional Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) under...

A House Divided: Federal Judges Take Conflicting Positions on Wiretap Act Claims Against Google in California's Northern District

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/12/13

Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a class action claim that Google’s modifications to its customer privacy policies and subsequent sharing of customer data across Google products violate the Wiretap...

Pacquiao Slammed With $18M in IRS Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/12/13

Soon enough, you may see Manny Pacquiao don his finest legal boxing gloves in an ugly fight with the IRS over unpaid taxes -- a staggering $18 million in unpaid taxes. If you're smart, you'll place your bets on Uncle Sam.......



A Race to Nowhere: Supreme Court Dismisses Neutrality Agreement Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/12/13

Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in UNITE HERE Local 355 v. Mulhall, a case claiming that a neutrality agreement violated § 302 of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 186, the anti-union bribery statute which makes it a...

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