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Delaware Court Ruling Raises Privilege Concerns for Communications With Outside Directors

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

The Situation: Use by outside directors of non-company email accounts or other non-secure platforms to conduct board business risks waiver of the board's privilege. Even if the privilege is maintained, use of such an account or platform invites a challenge to the privilege.

Mitigating the Risk of Loss of a Delinquent Collateral Asset in the Era of Autonomous Zones

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

Following the death of George Floyd during his arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, America experienced months of civil unrest throughout the country.

Your future is in the backbench

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

In British-style parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a member of parliament who doesn’t hold government office and isn’t a spokesperson of the opposition. They’re essentially a rank and file member. However, the backbencher is usually the future of the party....

Wealth Management Update - January 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

January 2021 Interest Rates for GRATs, Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts, Intra-Family Loans and Split Interest Charitable Trusts - Certain federal interest rates increased slightly for January of 2021 while others remained the same.

DOJ Continues its Enforcement Efforts Against Anticompetitive Conduct in Labor Markets, Charges Health Care Company for No-Poach Agreements with First Criminal Indictment

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

Last week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the criminal indictment of Surgical Care Affiliates LLC (“SCA”), an Alabama- and Illinois-based company, which owned and operated outpatient medical centers around the U.S., for its alleged agreements with competitors not to solicit senior-le

Board Designates Three Precedential Decisions for Instituting, Including Real Party in Interest

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Patent Office) designated new Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Board) precedents protecting patent owners from multiple inter partes review (IPR) challenges.

Setting the record straight on “free speech” rights in the workplace

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

Freedom of Speech. Most Americans seem to agree it is the most fundamental of rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights, and many are quick to cite their First Amendment protections whenever faced with unpleasant consequences for making unpopular statements.

China Releases Rules to Address Extra-Territorial Applications of Foreign Laws

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

The Development: China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") released Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-Territorial Application of Foreign Laws and Other Measures ("Rules") on January 9, 2021.

FCC Issues Call Volume and Opt-Out Rules for Calls Exempted From TCPA’s Consent Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

Over the years, the FCC has established a number of exemptions to the TCPA’s prohibition on unconsented autodialed and pre-recorded or artificial voice calls.

No Kitchen Confusion: When Comparing Marks, the Trademark Board Can Give Less Weight to Shared Terms if the Terms Are Suggestive or Descriptive

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/21

QUIKTRIP WEST, INC. V. WEIGEL STORES, INC. Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Reyna. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: When comparing marks under the Dupont factors, the Board may give less weight to shared terms that are highly suggestive if not descriptive.

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