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Community Health Systems Enters Into Five-Million-Dollar, Multi-State Settlement Agreement in Connection with 2014 Data Breach

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

On October 8, 2020, Community Health Systems, Inc. (Community Health) and its subsidiary CHSPSC, LLC entered into a settlement agreement with 28 states for $5 million to resolve claims related to a 2014 data breach.

D. Delaware Awards Attorneys' Fees Due To Weak Section 101 Arguments, Patent Litigation Conduct

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

CompanyCam moved to dismiss plaintiff's complaint because the asserted '872 patent, titled "Device and Method for Embedding and Retrieving Information in Digital Images," was directed to ineligible subject matter. The U.S.

Class Wars, Cram Downs and Share Pledge Enforcements: English Schemes of Arrangement to Date in 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

Cram-Down There has been much commentary on the new restructuring plan which is modelled on the existing scheme of arrangement but includes cross-class cram-down powers afforded under section 901G of the new Part26A of the Companies Act.

New Trade Secret Protections in China

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

U.S. companies have been complaining for years that Chinese companies are allowed to steal and misappropriate U.S. intellectual property rights at will and without recourse. However, many commentators, including former U.S.

Frequently Asked Questions: CARES Act Phase 3 Provider Relief Fund General Distribution

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

On October, 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the availability of an additional $20 billion in relief funding for providers – including specifically for behavioral health providers and providers that have already received relief payments.

The Supreme Court’s SAS Decision: Has All-or-Nothing Institution Created a Wave of Change?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

2020 | Attorney Publications When the U.S. Supreme Court decided SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu in the spring of 2018, it held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board must institute inter partes review on either all claims raised in a petition or none of them.

DOL Proposes New Rule Clarifying Independent Contractor Status

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

Q: What do I need to know about the proposed federal rule on independent contractor classification?...
By: Troutman Pepper

Minority Investments In Asset Managers

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

Over the years, we have represented a number of investors, target companies and management teams in minority transactions.

Ninth Circuit Vacates FERC and Bankruptcy Court Orders, Avoiding Jurisdictional Dispute Over PPAs in Bankruptcy

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

On October 7, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) vacated, as moot, two FERC orders asserting concurrent jurisdiction to review the disposition of certain Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation (“PG&E”) power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) that PG&am

Price Gouging Weekly Round Up - October 2020 #2

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

Price gouging enforcement and litigation is front and center for company counsel and business managers nationwide. Our weekly round up highlights some of the most relevant news and information to our clients and friends.

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