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North Carolina Superior Court Bucks National Trend and Rules for Policyholders in COVID-19 Business Interruption Suit

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

The COVID-19 pandemic caused state and local governments around the country, including in North Carolina, to order a temporary shutdown of bars, restaurants, and other businesses where social distancing could not be maintained.

Sun Pharm. Indus. Ltd. v. Saptalis Pharms., LLC

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

Riomet®/metformin HCl - Case Name: Sun Pharm. Indus. Ltd. v. Saptalis Pharms., LLC, No. 18-648-WCB, 2020 WL 5077412 (D. Del. Aug. 6, 2020) (Bryson, J.)... Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Riomet® (metformin HCl); U.S. Patent No. 6,890,957 (“the ’957 patent”)......

D&O Claim Deemed Related to Prior Suit Brought by Different Parties

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, applying Connecticut law, has found no coverage under a director and officers liability policy for a claim alleging the fraudulent conveyance of a company because it was “related to” a claim challenging the conveyance made prior to

Libel-Proof Poster Child: Lenny Dykstra Strikes Out in Suit Against Former Mets Teammate and Book Publishers

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

The most elusive of legal creatures, a "libel-proof" plaintiff, has been found in New York City. And it's Lenny Dykstra—
the bad boy of baseball.

Triumph over Trolls: Combatting Online Abuse and Lessons from Going 'Viral'

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

Quaden Bayles is a nine-year-old Indigenous Australian who suffers from a rare case of dwarfism as well as other significant health issues.

SEC Amends Rule 15c2-11 to Enhance Publicly Available Information For Securities Quoted in the Over the Counter Markets

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended Rule 15c2-11 (the amended Rule), which governs the publication of quotations in the over-the-counter (OTC) markets, i.e., quotes that are published away from a securities exchange.

How Businesses Can Risk Manage the USMCA: Anti-Corruption

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

This is the third in a three-part series on new challenges for businesses presented by the USMCA from Canadian and Mexican perspectives. Part one looked at trade and customs and part two at labour....
By: Bennett Jones LLP

New EU Antitrust Rules for Distribution: European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

The Development - ..On 23 October 2020, the European Commission (EC) published its inception impact assessment of policy options for a potential revision of the EU Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and accompanying Vertical Guidelines for consultation.

Update: Information Blocking Final Rule Implementation Delayed

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

On October 29th, just a few days prior to the Information Blocking Final Rule’s November 2nd effective date, the U.S.

COLAs in the Time of COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20

On October 26, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated various dollar limitations that apply to tax-qualified retirement plans for 2021. The new amounts, published in Notice 2020-79, are annually adjusted for cost of living....

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