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No Harm, No Stay: Petition for Certiorari Not Enough to Stop Mandate

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING v. NEAPCO HOLDINGS LLC - Before Dyk, Moore, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM) sued Neapco Holdings LLC (Neapco) for infringement of AAM’s patent.

CFPB Issues Consent Order to Auto Financing Company over CFPA Violations

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

The CFPB recently issued a Consent Order against a defendant auto financing subsidiary that services auto loans and leases originated by two separate car companies.

Campuses and the Courts: M.M. v. San Juan Unified Sch. Dist.

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

M.M. v. San Juan Unified Sch. Dist., No. 219CV00398TLNEFB, 2020 WL 5702265 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2020) - SUMMARY OF PROCEDURAL HISTORY: M.M., a nine-year-old female student in the San Juan Unified School District (SJUSD), filed suit alleging SJUSD subjected M.M.

The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - Halloween 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Firm Administration – Expense Reporting – Oversight – Discipline - Trick or Treat Editors' Note: Aside from a global pandemic, is there anything more bizarre and troubling than lawyers stealing seemingly paltry sums from their own firms, partners, and employers?

November 2020 Visa Bulletin: Filing Eligibility Continues for Employment-based Categories

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

After much anticipation and unprecedented delay, the U.S. Department of State has announced the per-country priority date cut-offs for the November 2020 Visa Bulletin.

CFPB Announces Rulemaking on Consumer Access to Financial Records

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Will consumers gain better-defined insights into their own financial records?

Bioethics in a Pandemic: FDA Guidance on Granting EUAs for a COVID-19 Vaccine

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Earlier this month, the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research issued its highly anticipated guidance outlining the agency’s current thinking on granting emergency use authorization (EUA) to investigational vaccines for COVID-19.

Tensions Rise Between China and the United States: Intellectual Property Prosecutions Just the Tip of the Iceberg

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Amid escalating tensions between the United States and China over the last few years, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has formally prioritized criminal prosecutions of Chinese nationals and companies, and those who assist them, in connection with the alleged theft of intellectual

Mediation Strategies to Address and Interrupt Potential Election Unrest in Our Communities

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

As both an elected official and a conflict resolution specialist, many of the events of 2020 have deeply saddened me. It seems as if there is greater polarization in our country on the eve of our national election. On the neighborhood level, however, I would argue not a lot has changed.

Infrastructure Investment Plan for Mexico

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Agreement for Economic Reactivation - On October 5, 2020, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, together with the Business Coordinating Council, executed the Agreement for Economic Reactivation (hereafter the "Plan"), which includes a set of actions and infrastructure projects to be financed pr

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