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By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

Federal Government Shutdown and the SEC: What You Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

Who may be interested: Registered Investment Companies; Investment Advisers - Quick Take: The federal government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 21st, unless Congress passes a funding plan today, December 20th.

Setting up shop: A new manager's guide to establishing an investment management firm in Guernsey

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

Looking to establish an investment management firm in the Channel Islands? This guide outlines the key considerations and requirements for setting up your business in one of the world's leading financial jurisdictions, Guernsey....

Texas Allows Wide Scope for Certificate of Merit

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

The purpose of certificate of merit (sometimes referred to as affidavit of merit) statutes is to identify frivolous claims before the court wastes time and resources during litigation.

SCOTUS will decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries can sue over state’s defunding of Planned Parenthood

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

Three Takeaways From the Montana Supreme Court Decision Guaranteeing a Right to a Stable Climate

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

Proponents of more comprehensive climate regulations who are frustrated by the federal government have increasingly turned their attention to state litigation....
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Supreme Court Remands NLRB Successor Bar Case, Signaling Potential Changes to Board Deference Doctrine

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

On December 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a D.C. Circuit opinion in Hosp. Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. Nat’l Lab. Rels. Bd., 94 F.4th 1 (D.C. Cir.

Santa’s Helpers: Montana Supreme Court Justices Deliver a Climate Change Miracle to Sixteen Youths

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

One week before Christmas, the Montana Supreme Court delivered a landmark gift to sixteen youth plaintiffs in Head, et al., v. State of Montana, et al., 2024 MT 300 (Mont. 2024), holding that the State of Montana violated their constitutional rights to a clean environment.

Generative AI Meets Generative Litigation: News Corp Continues Its Battle Against Perplexity AI

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

Plaintiffs Dow Jones & Company, Inc., NYP Holdings, Inc., and corporate parent News Corporation have renewed their intellectual property (IP) complaint against artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “answer engine” Perplexity AI in the District Court for the Southern District of New York....

Must A Buyer Accept An Open Building Permit On Closing?

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/12/24

In recent years, courts in Ontario have struggled with the answer to this question, and we direct you to our earlier blog, Requisitioning the Closure of Open Building Permits, on the subject that considered the 2022 case Chan v Mangal1 that also looked at the issue....

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