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Report on Research Compliance Volume 17, Number 11. In This Month's E-News: November 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/10/20

Report on Research Compliance 17, no.

Understand Juror Anxiety

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/10/20

These are stressful times, and there are many reasons to expect that your jury pool in the near future is going to be a little stressed out. In the article, “The Pandemic Juror,” (Wilson 2020) a University of Tennessee law professor noted what many of us have observed.......

Defending Against Securities Fraud Litigation Triggered by an SEC Investigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/10/20

For public and private companies in all industries, the risk of being targeted in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation is a very real concern.

What to Know About Bleeding from the Brain After a Crash

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/10/20

Bleeding from the brain can occur when the trauma of a motor vehicle crash causes a person’s cerebrum to whip backward and forward, violently striking against the front and back of the skull. This causes blood vessels to rupture, allowing blood to collect between the brain and skull....

FHA Temporarily Waives HECM Eligible NBS Requirement Due to COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/10/20

In connection with FHA-insured HECM loans, due to COVID-19, FHA recently announced a temporary partial waiver and a corresponding housing directive waiver of the deferral period requirement that an Eligible Non-Borrowing Spouse (Eligible NBS) must, within 90 days from the death of the last surviv

Spreading “Ultralight” on Copyright Registration Requirement: An Application is not a Registration

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/10/20

Kayne West was involved in yet another lawsuit. This time, instead of suing to force his way onto the November 2020 presidential ballot, he was sued for allegedly copying from a child......

Beginner's Guide to the TCPA

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/10/20

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was formed in 1934 when the Communications Act was signed into law. The FCC was created primarily to......
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[Video] Daily Compliance News: October 24, 2020-the Goldman Int’l Settlements edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/10/20

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. The FCA settlement. (Evening Standard) 2. The Bank of England settlement. (BOE Press Release) 3. Settlement with Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. (Business Insider) 4. Settlement in Singapore mandatea a monitor. (StraightTimes)...

Department of Homeland Security Releases Homeland Threat Assessment

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/10/20

On October 6, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) released a 2020 Homeland Threat Assessment (“HTA”). According to Acting Secretary Chad F.

Only Human: Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard Applies to Intentionally Expired Patent

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/10/20

Affirming an invalidity finding by the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the claims of the now-expired patent should be construed under the broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) standard, and not under the Phillips standard, becaus

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