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Court Applies the General Rule Finding a Privilege Waiver When Clients Disclose Privileged Communications to Public Relations Consultants

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

One of the most dangerous misperceptions among corporate clients is that disclosing privileged communications to such friendly outsiders as public relations consultants does not waive privilege protection as long as there is a confidentiality agreement in place.

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Osceola Grain Elevator Enter into Consent Administrative Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Poinsett Rice and Grain, Inc. (“PRGI”) entered into an October 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 20-180.

And the Winner of the 2020 Election Is…Weed!

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

While the votes continue to be tallied in the Presidential election, one thing is certain – it was a BIG night for cannabis in America with five new states approving ballot measures to allow for legalized marijuana.

California Voters Pass Proposition 22, Allowing App-Based Ride Share and Food Delivery Companies to Treat Drivers as Independent Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

As we have written here before, ride share and food delivery companies doing business in California had a lot at stake in the November 3, 2020 election.

Barrett asks about precedent in case involving LGBTQ discrimination and religious rights

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20


Sixth Circuit Rejects Certification of Novel “Negotiation Class” in Multidistrict Opioid Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

On September 24, 2020, the Sixth Circuit reversed the Northern District of Ohio’s certification of a “negotiation class” in a nationwide prescription opioid MDL, concluding the text of Rule 23 does not permit certification of a class for negotiation purposes, as opposed to litigation or settlemen

CPRA is Coming - Prop 24 Passes

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

Before businesses can even breathe a sigh of relief for getting into compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), they will now need to gear up for yet another first-of-its-kind privacy law in the form of the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”).

Punching Bag or Counterpuncher Part II: Recouping Your Fees Under the Lanham Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

Congratulations—you’ve been sued again. This time it’s in federal court under the Lanham Act. You review the complaint, and while it’s not outrageously frivolous on its face (which we previously discussed here), it’s also not your run-of-the-mill Lanham Act case.

Tokyo Dispute Resolution & Crisis Management Newsletter – October 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

In this October edition, we are delighted to present legal and industry updates from the firm’s global network of offices. The selection is based upon our experience of the wide variety of issues faced by our clients in their business operations and investments around the world.

Raising Cross-Border Debt - The Indian and US Experience: 3-Part Series: COVID-19’s Impact on US & Indian M&A Markets

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/20

India - Over the last decade, alternatives to traditional bank lending have emerged to service the debt requirements of Indian corporates.

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