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Food & Beverage Digest – October 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Welcome to the latest edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and settlements affecting the agribusiness, food, beverage, and cosmetics industry. This month, not all Ritas are lovely, someone sours on sweets, and a kitchen is bitter about their better butter.

SSO/Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Perryville Enter into Consent Administrative Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Perryville, Arkansas (“Perryville”), entered into an October 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimi

COVID-19 And Remote (And “Hybrid”) Meetings: The Latest In Light Of Executive Order 9H

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Shortly after declaring a State of Emergency with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in light of the desire to avoid large in-person gatherings, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 7B, which provides that the in-person open meeting requirements of Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (

Texas Court Denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss FDCPA Claim Over Statute of Limitations Defense

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

The Eastern District of Texas recently denied a motion to dismiss for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), holding that a garnishment action initiated eight years after the plaintiff had obtained a default judgment was not subject to the FDCPA’s one-year statute

21 Eye-Opening Facts About Immigration Law & I-9 Compliance

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

2020 has been a remarkable – some would say mind-boggling – year in terms of the challenges confronted by HR and legal teams when it comes to managing recruitment, onboarding, transitioning, employee health and safety, security, and more....

Privacy and Data Security Alert | October 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Law Enforcement Finds Credible Evidence of Pre-Election Ransomware Attack- Late yesterday, U.S. law enforcement authorities began warning of credible information suggesting there will be a widespread Ryuk ransomware attack this weekend in advance of the presidential election.

NIST Releases Security Guidelines for Storage Infrastructure

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Storage infrastructure, along with computing and network infrastructures, represents one of the fundamental pillars of Information Technology (IT). Just like computing and networking, the storage infrastructure landscape is comprised of a mixture of legacy and advanced systems.

Chancery Addresses Contract and Fraud Claims Relating to M&A Post-Closing Price Adjustments

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Roma Landmark Theaters, LLC v. Cohen Exhibition Co., LLC, C.A. No. 2019-0585-PAF (Del. Ch. Sept.

SECURE ACT Update: Coverage and Plan Participation for Long-Term Part-Time Employees

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

Signed into law on December 20, 2019 as part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, The Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”), made sweeping changes to retirement plan rules.

District Court Finds Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Bring FDCPA Suit After He Testified That He had Not Read the Collection Letter at Issue

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/10/20

In Truckenbrodt v. CBE Grp., Inc., No. 2:19-cv-2870 (ERK) (SMG), (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 21, 2020) the court dismissed a suit brought under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (“FDCPA”) after the plaintiff conceded that he had not actually read the collections letter at issue....

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