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What Are Requests For Admission And How Can They Help My Divorce Case?

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

Requests for Admission are written statements of fact which are submitted to an adverse party in a divorce proceeding which that party is required to admit or deny. They can be an effective and efficient way to establish facts and limit the amount of...

Chevron can sue Patton Boggs over law firm effort to collect $9.5B verdict, federal judge rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

In the latest salvo in a hard-fought international environmental case, a federal judge in New York has OK'd a request by Chevron Corp. to sue a law firm representing the oil company's opponent in its efforts to collect a $9.5 billion judgment awarded by a court in Ecuador.

Supreme Court Clarifies Tax Rules for Certain Severance Payments

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

The United States Supreme Court resolved a split among the Circuit courts over whether severance payments are “wages” and thus subject to taxation under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“FICA”). In a unanimous ruling, the Court reversed the...

Texas Environmental Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

We are pleased to provide you with this issue of Bracewell's Texas Environmental Update, offering the latest news about permitting, enforcement, regulatory developments, and other matters of interest to the regulated community in Texas....

Watch out USPTO, JPO is Coming!

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

The Japanese government has announced an initiative to reduce patent examination time from 2.5 years to about 14 months. When they achieve 14 months examination time, the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) will provide the shortest examination period in...

New York Financial Services Regulator Urges More Enforcement Against Individuals, Reaffirms Focus On Nonbank Mortgage Servicers

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

On March 19, New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky called on banking regulators to assess whether they are doing enough, particularly with regard to enforcement, to deter or prevent financial crime. In...

Editorial: In re Fisker Automotive Holdings, Inc., "I Got A Brand New Car, And I'm Feeling Good So Far"

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

Without question, the bedrock of bankruptcy, particularly a successful one, is consent. Indeed, the notion of consent is threaded throughout the Bankruptcy Code and related law in respect of diverse issues ranging from the authority of the bankruptcy...

Canadian Court Certifies Visa/Mastercard Class Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

In reasons publicly released on Thursday March 27, 2014, Chief Justice Bauman certified two classes of Canadian merchants who allege a price-fixing conspiracy related to Visa and MasterCard interchange fees. As the first contested certification...

Legislation Seeks To Counter Controversial 'Ambush Election' Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

Last week, House and Senate Republicans announced the introduction of legislation intended to counter the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial “ambush election rule.”...
By: Ballard Spahr LLP

No Relief for Patent Owners

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

In Riverbed Technology, Inc. v. Silver Peak Systems, Inc., IPR2013-00402, IPR2013-00403 Paper 22, (March 27, 2014), the Patent Owner also requested five additional pages for each of its motions, arguing that its proposed substitute claims occupy a...

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