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CTA UPDATE – Fifth Circuit Lifts Nationwide Preliminary Injunction – FinCEN Extends Filing Deadlines

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24

On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the District Court’s nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., No. 4:24-cv-00478 (E.D. Tex.)....

Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - December 2024

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24

The U.S.

USEPA Releases Draft General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24

On Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed draft 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges (MSGP). The MSGP is a general permit that regulates stormwater discharges from various industrial facilities....

Gov. Hochul Vetoes Bill Aimed at Expanding Potential Compensation in Wrongful Death Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24

For the third straight year, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the “Grieving Families Act,” which would have updated New York’s wrongful death law for the first time in over 175 years....
By: Goldberg Segalla

The CTA is Back, Back Again

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its reporting requirements are back in effect. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted the U.S. Government’s motion for an emergency stay of the nationwide CTA injunction....

Fifth Circuit Stays Injunction Halting Corporate Transparency Act’s Enforcement; Treasury Updates Deadline to January 13, 2025 for Certain Companies

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24

On December 23, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order granting the government's emergency motion for a stay pending appeal of the preliminary injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas grante

Enough is (Apparently) Enough - Part I

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24

The Buckeye Institute Files Amicus Brief in Newman v. Moore et al.

Feeble § 101 Litigation Position Results in Significant Award of Fees and Costs

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24

The District Court of Delaware recently confirmed an award of $9.15 million in attorney’s fees and costs to defendant Elysium Health, Inc. (Elysium), resulting from what it determined to be insubstantial litigation positions taken by plaintiffs ChromaDex, Inc.

The Compliance Balancing Act: How Less Complexity Can Mean More ROI

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24

What if less could mean more? For organizations grappling with the complexity of managing compliance across multiple vendors, systems, and workflows, this question is more than theoretical. It’s a strategic imperative....
By: NAVEX

Is your trademark in use? CIPO targets “deadwood” in 2025 and what you should expect

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/12/24

Beginning in January 2025, the Canadian Trademarks Office (CIPO) will start proactively and unilaterally (i.e., without a request by a third party) sending notices to registered trademark owners requiring them to prove that they recently used their trademarks in Canada, or risk losing their regis

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