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Draft Commission Notice regarding EU Taxonomy delegated acts published

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/24

The European Commission has published a Draft Commission Notice in respect of the delegated acts to the EU Taxonomy.

District court denies transfer and stay in CFPB case against lease-to-own entities

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/24

On December 2, the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah denied lease-to-own financing companies’ motions to transfer or stay their case. The defendants sought a transfer to the U.S.

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Whistler Capital Invests in GXP-Storage

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/24

Whistler Capital Partners has invested in GXP-Storage, according to a news release. GXP, based in Middlesex, North Carolina, is provider of regulated material management solutions for regulated life sciences research, manufacturing and healthcare....

Superior Court Sustains Alternative Claims for Breach of Contract and Implied Covenant in Dispute Between Medicare Advantage Middlemen

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/24

Premium Choice Ins. Servs. v. Innovative Fin. Group Holdings, LLC, C.A. No. N24C-01-006 PRW CCLD (Del. Super. Ct. July 9, 2024) - Plaintiff Premium and defendant IFG were middlemen in the market for Medicare Advantage policies....

Alberta Court Confirms Security for Costs Test for Corporations

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/24

In a recent decision, Embedia Technologies v. Blumell, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench clarified the test for security for costs against a corporation, concluding that the test under s.

CFPB Announces Final Rule Closing “Overdraft Loophole” Created by TILA 

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/24

On December 12, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its final rule, redefining overdraft fees as finance charges in order to limit overdraft fees. The final rule seeks to regulate how overdraft fees are charged and collected in an effort to save consumers money.

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, December 2024

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/24

We are pleased to share the December 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update.

Apportioning the Cost of Household Hazardous Waste Management in Vermont

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/24

Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources is busily working to implement a first-in-the-nation household hazardous waste extended producer responsibility law.

Identity Theft and How To Prevent It

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/24

Imagine sitting in your living room, enjoying a cup of your favorite morning coffee, and you open your mail to discover that you recently opened a new bank account at XYZ Bank, unbeknownst to you.

Directors' Responsibilities for Sustainability Reporting—ASIC's Views

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/12/24

Introduction - When directors and officers of reporting entities are assessing how to prepare for complying with the new sustainability reporting obligations, it is tempting to look to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) approach to enforcement of “greenwashing” as a sta

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