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Cadent Therapeutics Acquired by Novartis for Up to $770 Million

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

Cadent Therapeutics, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based, privately held clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for the treatment of cognitive, mood, and movement disorders, announced on December 17, 2020, that Novartis will acquire all of the outstanding ca

COVID-19 Employment Litigation Trends Update: Part II

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

As we reported earlier this month, our ongoing tracking of COVID-19 employment litigation trends shows that the types of lawsuits employees are filing against their employers continue to fall within the same basic categories that we reported on in July…...

Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Finalizes Regulatory Definition for the Term "Habitat"

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (the Service) finalized for the first time a regulatory definition for the term “habitat,” as the term is used in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the various implementing regulations. See 85 Fed. Reg. 81,411 (Dec.

Top 10 stories of 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20


Congress Nears Finish Line of New COVID-19 Relief Bill

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

As of Dec. 21, the new relief package will provide direct payments to citizens, extends expanded unemployment benefits, provides assistance for schools and medical facilities, and more. Our Government and Regulatory Affairs team has compiled early information on the bill.

Supreme Court Asked to Rule on Whether 28 U.S.C. § 1782 May be Used in Support of Private Arbitration

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

As we reported in our November 2, 2020 client alert, on September 22, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that 28 U.S.C. § 1782 cannot be used in support of Private Arbitration.

CFPB issues Part II of final collection rule: initial impressions

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

The CFPB issued Part II of its final collection rule on December 18, 2020.

SPFA : gérer les nouvelles préoccupations et les risques de contamination

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

Depuis quelque temps, les substances perfluoroalkylées et polyfluoroalkylées (« SPFA »), soit une famille de plus de 5 000 produits chimiques fabriqués que l’on trouve dans divers produits d’usage courant, font l’objet d’une plus grande attention, d’une réglementation plus sévère et d’un nombre a

Employment Discrimination Claims Related to Vaccination Refusal – Disability

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

The FDA’s emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is raising hope across the nation of a return to some semblance of normalcy in the months to come.

With virus toll grim and shots starting, knowledge about vaccines can be key

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/12/20

The nation now has two potent vaccines to battle the coronavirus pandemic, and the federally approved Covid-19 vaccines are quickly getting into the arms of front-line health workers and vulnerable residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities....

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