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Texas Supreme Court Holds That Unsworn Testimony By Attorney Regarding A Lost Will Should Have Been Considered By The Appellate Court

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/25

In In re Estate of Brown, a charity offered a copy of will to probate. No. 23-0258, 2024 Tex. LEXIS 684 (Tex. August 30, 2024). An attorney offered unsworn testimony regarding the reason for the nonproduction of the original will.

CFPB publishes 2024 HMDA Modified Loan Application Register data

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/25

On March 31, the CFPB announced it published the 2024 HMDA Modified Loan Application Register data on the FFIEC’s HMDA Platform.

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Wellspring Acquires Summit Spine & Joint

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/25

Wellspring Capital Management has acquired Summit Spine & Joint Centers, according to a news release. Summit, founded in 2014 and based in Lawrenceville, Georgia, is a provider of minimally invasive spine services in the southeastern United States....

Unlocking the Secrets of the Endocannabinoid System: A New Frontier in Therapeutic Cannabis Research for Adolescents

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/25

Humans possess several well-established bodily systems, including the sympathetic nervous system, the central nervous system, and the endocrine system. A relatively recent discovery is the endocannabinoid system (ECS)....

Fed of New York releases paper analyzing credit card interest rates

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/25

On March 31, the New York Fed published a research paper discussing credit card interest rates and what is behind how they are set.

FDA Regulatory Uncertainty Calls for Strategic Decision-Making by Drug Developers

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/25

The recent reductions in the US Food and Drug Administration’s workforce are poised to have a substantial impact on drug and biologic development programs. This LawFlash discusses strategies to optimize interactions with the Agency and keep development programs on track....

Antitrust Heads Offer Enforcement Insights to Legal Industry, Sidestepping Traditional ABA Gathering

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/25

Breaking from longstanding tradition, the U.S.

District Court enforces arbitration in online lending platform dispute

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/25

On March 21, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania filed a memorandum upholding a company’s requirement that a consumer’s claims be resolved in arbitration.

Relocation of Physician-Owned Hospitals: CMS Advisory Insights

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/25

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued CMS Advisory Opinion No. CMS-AO-2025-1 on February 26, 2025, blessing the relocation of a physician-owned hospital.

[Audio] The Impact of the Horn Case on RICO - RICO Report Podcast

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/25

In this installment, Cal discusses the recent U.S. Supreme Court case Medical Marijuana Inc. v. Horn that settled the longstanding Circuit Court split over whether personal injuries are ever compensable under the RICO statute.

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