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ESMA and the FCA Extend the Temporary 0.1% Net Short Position Reporting Threshold

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

In response to the unprecedented circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU and the UK temporarily lowered the reporting threshold under the EU Short Selling Regulation (“EU SSR”) for net short positions in shares of companies admitted to trading on an EU/UK regulated market earlier th

The Year in Bankruptcy — 2020 Popular Reads on JD Supra

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

A year-end recap of some of the most well-read bankruptcy posts published on JD Supra during 2020....
By: Beacon Insights by JD Supra

Defendant Physician can be Cross-Examined With His Disclosure and ACR Guidelines: Hinshaw's Annual Guide to Key Illinois Medical Malpractice Litigation: 2020 Edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Can the trial court properly bar plaintiff from introducing defendant radiologist's Rule 213(f)(iii) disclosure as an admission against interest, or questioning him about the American College of Radiology (ACR) practice guidelines?

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. Baylor College of Medicine (Fed. Cir. 2020)

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Any patent litigant unwilling to acquiesce to an adverse judgment from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) can appeal to the Federal Circuit.  28 U.S.

Lower Gasoline Prices Means Decrease in Optional Standard Mileage Rates for 2021 Wage Base

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the optional standard mileage rates for computing the deductible cost of operating an automobile for business, medical, and moving expenses for 2021, and the decrease in rates reflect the decrease in the fixed and variable costs of operating a vehicle.

Delaware Decisions Highlight Pleading Requirements for Fiduciary Duty Claims in the Face of Disinterested Director Approval

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Several recent Delaware decisions have analyzed allegations attempting to plead breach of fiduciary duty claims against executive directors even though the underlying transaction was approved by a majority-disinterested-and-independent board of directors.

Freddie Mac’s Guide Bulletin 2020-45 for Sellers Published

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

Freddie Mac Announced Guide Bulletin 2020-45 setting forth new loan limits for 2021, and revisions to the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratio permitted for certain Home Possible Mortgages......
By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

Five Things to Do in Response to SolarWinds Compromise

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

The recent hack against FireEye and the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Department affected SolarWinds software for more than 18,000 software users including mostly private company clients in addition to the famously affected government entities.

Advanced Bionics § 325(d) Activ-ity

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

On December 7, 2020, the PTAB granted Activ Financial Systems, Inc.’s (“Activ”) petition for inter partes review of claim 43 and 44 of IP Reservoir LLC’s (“IP Reservoir”) U.S. Patent No.

Additional Relief for FSA Benefits

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/20

As part of the COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress earlier this week, the federal government expands on earlier relief issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for health and dependent care flexible spending account benefits (FSAs).

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