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Beyond Civil Rights: The Case for Enforcement of Harassment Laws as a Means to Deter Racially Based Confrontations

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

As a JAMS mediator, I believe that one of the best ways to assist parties to resolve a dispute is to educate them about the risks they run in continuing the confrontation.

California Supreme Court Holds That Dynamex Applies Retroactively

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

Today, in responding to a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the California Supreme Court held in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchise International, Inc., S258191 (2020) that the three-part test announced in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v.

Improper Billing of “P-Stim” Devices is Focus of Recent FCA Settlements

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

Improper billing for electro-acupuncture using a “P-Stim” device (or peri-auricular stimulation device) has been the subject of two False Claims Act (FCA) settlements already in 2021, following a trend of such enforcement actions within the past year.

US Will Require COVID-19 Tests For All Travelers Arriving In Or Returning To The Country

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

The federal government just announced that all travelers returning to the United States soon must present a negative COVID-19 test, taken within three calendar days of departure, or proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days.

Top Four Stories of 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

After reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its 14th annual list of top patent stories.  For 2020, we identified eight stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe had (or are likely to have) a significant impact on patent practitioners a

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal to Overturn UK’s First Unexplained Wealth Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

Following the landmark case before the UK High Court in October 2020 in which a businessman linked to notorious criminals surrendered £10 million in property, land, cash and other assets at the conclusion of an unexplained wealth order (UWO), the Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal to overt

JFTC/CPRC seeking public comments on proposed issues to be discussed at the Study Group on Competition Policy for Data Market

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

On December 24, 2020, the Competition Policy Research Center ("CPRC") of the Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") announced a list of proposed issues to be discussed at the Study Group on Competition Policy for Data Market ("Study Group"), and asked for public comments.

Now May Be the Time for Ambulatory Surgery Centers to Enroll in the Hospitals Without Walls Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

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Four Ways a SaaS Solution Can Make In-House Counsel Life Easier

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

Your team is facing a wall of mounting compliance requirements and internal investigations, as well as a few larger litigations you fear you may not be able to handle given internal resource constraints.

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2020 #6

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/21

CYBERSECURITY - Ubiquiti Notifies Customers of Breach - Ubiquiti, a manufacturer of products used for networks such as routers, webcams and mesh networks, announced this week that an unauthorized access to its systems hosted by a third-party cloud provider may have compromised customers’ name,

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