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EU court strikes down Privacy Shield

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

CEP Magazine (October 2020) - On July 16, the Court of Justice of the European Union declared the European Commission’s July 2016 decision on the adequacy of the privacy protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield as invalid. As a result, the EU-US Privacy Shield framework is no longer a val

Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act - What You Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

Between the Civil War and 1940, the United States periodically had legislation that prevented lawsuits against soldiers and sailors during times of conflict.

Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - October 2020: Patent Prosecution Highway: The JPO and USPTO

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

Major patent offices around the world have long been aware of backlog and redundancy issues facing the global patent landscape.  As previously reviewed, the Patent Prosecution (PPH) program aims to accelerate examination among participating offices.

High yield bond activity continues to climb

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

Although US high yield bond issuance cooled somewhat in Q3 2020, it still hit record highs, while European activity remained on an upward trend.

Federal Reserve Bank Settles AML Allegations

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

The Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) of Philadelphia recently entered into an agreement with a state-chartered bank for its failure to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) provisions. ...
By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

The Commission adopts time-limited equivalence decision for UK CCPs: EU financial stability considerations for the supply of clearing services after Brexit

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

On 21 September 2020, the European Commission adopted a time-limited equivalence decision for UK clearinghouses (also referred to as central counterparties ("CCPs")) in view of EU financial stability considerations, which extends market access to UK CCPs for 18 months after the expiry of the Brex

Who Wins, Who Loses Revisited

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

At Federal Circuitry, we frequently update our statistics. We now have almost a year’s worth of data since we started our project of collecting every Federal Circuit decision and collating all of the Court’s substantive orders. In a post in July, I took a look at some win-loss rates.

Sequence Variants in Human Olfaction Genes Associated with Perceptual Differences

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

Perception by the five human senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch) varies significantly between individuals and populations.  Some use these differences to their advantage, such as sommeliers capable of detecting exquisite shadings in wines (or even the difference between the taste of

Arizona District Court Holds "Reasonable" Medical Expenses Are Amounts Accepted by Providers as Payment in Full Rather Than Billed Amounts

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

The Holding - In Jimenez v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co., 2020 WL 2037113 (D. Ariz. Apr.

Agenda for That 401(k) Virtual Conference 7, Friday, October 23, 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20

Agenda for That 401(k) Virtual Conference 7 on Friday, October 23, 2020....
By: Ary Rosenbaum

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