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Is Sponsor-Submitted Clinical Data Safe?

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/06/16

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a tricky task at hand when it comes to reviewing, evaluating, investigating and eventually approving prescription medications. Yes, the agency has a mission to ensure patient safety, and yes, a formal process...

Copyright and the Creative Commons License

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/06/16

There are dozens of online photo-sharing platforms. When using such photo-sharing venues, photographers should take care not to make the same mistake as Art Drauglis, who posted a photo to his online account through the photo-sharing site Flickr, and...

First Phase of Global FX Code Released

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/06/16

The Bank for International Settlements published the Phase 1 materials for a global Code for the FX market. The Code is a set of principles providing common guidelines to promote the integrity and effectiveness of the global wholesale FX markets and...

Trade Union Bill receives Royal Assent

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/06/16

On 4 May 2016, the Trade Union Bill received Royal Assent and became the Trade Union Act. The Bill had been widely criticised since its announcement last year and the union, Unite, has now described its approval as an act of parliament as a "dark...

8th Circuit Court Finds Class Action Inappropriate to Resolve Neighborhood Claims for Damages Arising From Environmental Contamination

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/06/16

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Eighth Circuit found that a class action could not be sustained in an environmental pollution case because “the class lacks the requisite commonality and cohesiveness to satisfy Rule 23.”...

Exchange Players File ACA Lawsuits Against CMS

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/06/16

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the impetus for extensive litigation since it was enacted in 2010. The Supreme Court has heard oral argument in four cases, and scores of other cases have been filed in the lower courts. Many of the challenges...

US Regulators Investigate Chinese Steelmakers for Hacking Trade Secrets

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/06/16

The U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) last week launched an investigation into United States Steel Corporation’s (“U.S. Steel”) complaint that Chinese hackers stole trade secret information—including proprietary methods for making...

Reminder: Cash Rewards for Participating in a Wellness Program are Taxable

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/06/16

The IRS Office of Chief Counsel has released a memorandum (Number 201622031) confirming that the following rewards and incentives result in additional taxable wages to the employee: - Cash rewards payable to an employee for participating in a...

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ May 2016

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/06/16

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: - FCC Enforcement Bureau...

Hittin’ The Trifecta: Latest Whistleblower Bounty Makes Three Awards In One Week

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/06/16

On Friday, May 20th, the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower issued an order determining that it would award two whistleblowers $450,000 for voluntarily providing original information to the agency that led to a successful enforcement action. The two...

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