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Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of New York City's Climate Suit

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21

The Second Circuit dismissed New York City's climate suit because the Clean Air Act governs the regulation of domestic emissions and foreign concerns caution against judicial intervention in regulating foreign emissions. On April 1, 2021, in City of New York v. Chevron Corp. et al., the U.S.

Taxes are Going Up: Highlights from the NYS 2021-2022 Budget

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21

On April 7, 2021, the Legislature passed and sent to the Governor the bills constituting the 2021-22 budget legislation (the "Budget").

Recent Updates to CDC N95 Guidance: What Employers Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21

On April 9, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its “Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators.”  The update includes changes to respirator-provision strategies at Conventional Capacity, Contingency Capacity (periods of expected N95 shortages), and Cri

This Week At the Ninth: Surgical Robots and Scienter

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21

This week, we take a look at one decision considering when California law requires application of California’s statute of limitations, and another reiterating the strict standard for pleading scienter in a securities fraud case. RUSTICO v.

Employment News: equal pay, holiday pay, discrimination

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21

Cashiered – supermarket staff succeed in Supreme Court - To bring an equal pay claim, an employee has to point to a comparator of the opposite sex doing like work, work rated as equivalent or work of equal value.

Late Breach Notice In Europe Leads To Nearly €500K Fine

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21

On 31 March 2021 the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced that it fined the online reservation platform Booking.com €475,000 for failing to notify the DPA of a data breach within the timeline established in the GDPR.

U.S. Supreme Court Ends Decade-Long Software Copyright Battle: Google Wins

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21

U.S. Supreme Court holds that Google's use of a small fraction of Oracle's Java SE API code for its Android platform is a fair use under copyright law. On April 5, 2021, the U.S.

Unsigned, Non-Final Operating Agreemeent Trumps Conflicting Testamentary Bequest of LLC Interest

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21

Ten months ago, we wrote about an unusual case involving an LLC member who documented two irreconcilable membership interest transfers upon death. In Harris v Harris, 2020 NY Slip Op 31570(U) [Sup Ct, NY County Apr.

Texas Bills Would Burden Renewable Generation

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21

The Texas House of Representatives and Senate are considering three similar, but not identical, legislative drafts that could impose substantial grid charges directly on renewable generation businesses....

Case Study: A Law Firm Discusses Software Escrow & Verification Services

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/04/21

CHALLENGE - Both startup and enterprise clients of the firm are often unclear about the benefits of software escrow, how an escrow agreement works, or if one is needed. SOLUTION - Software Escrow and Verification Services...

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