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Main Street Lending Program (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21

This White Paper gives a broad understanding of the terms and implications of the Main Street Lending Program by delving into the key questions market participants are likely to have and addressing the latest changes implemented in the final legal forms and agreements.

IRS Is Proposing a User Fee for Estate Tax Closing Letter

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21

Executors and personal representatives of estates of decedents can be held personally liable for distributing or applying estate assets when there are unpaid estate taxes due, if the IRS does not get paid....

New Bankruptcy Relief Provisions Brought to You by the 2021 Federal Appropriations Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21

The new Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”), which was signed into law on December 27, 2020 (H.R.

European Commission Publishes New Wide-ranging Rules To Regulate Digital Markets

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission published its much-heralded legislative proposals to regulate digital markets.  Although Brexit in theory now allows the UK to implement divergent competition and regulatory proposals the EU proposals mirror to a large extent the UK Government’s recen

Belgium: Q&A - Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21

We asked our member firms around the globe to provide some insight on employer and employee rights when it comes to requiring the COVID-19 vaccine to return to work. Gaël Chuffart of CMS Belgium shares his views for Belgium....

Fourth DCA Adopts Risk-Utility Test as the Standard for Some Design Defect Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21

Recently, the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal opened the door to moving away from the consumer expectations test and adopting the risk-utility test for strict liability design defect claims involving complex products.  While the decision is limited, it is a significant move that could hel

The Injunction Remedy in Business Divorce Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21

Business divorce clients often arrive in the throes of a crisis, complaining of co-owners siphoning, diverting, depleting, or denying access to company assets and resources for their own personal use or for the benefit of a competing entity at the expense of the business and the client....

New Law Extends Paid Leave Tax Credits, Other Relief

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the Act) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. Among its many extenders, the Act provides employers the option to continue paid leave through March 31, 2021 and receive a tax credit for amounts paid....

Chief Justice Roberts praises judiciary for post-pandemic performance

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21


Pennsylvania Supreme Court Addresses if Mental Health Act Applies to Outpatient Decision on Involuntary Commitment

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/01/21

On December 22, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued an opinion in Leight et al v. University of Pittsburgh Physicians et al, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, No. 35 WAP 2019 determining the extent to which physicians......

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