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Why A Form LLC-1 May Be Only Half Right

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

Under California’s new Revised Uniform Limited Liability Act, an LLC is formed when the California Secretary of State’s Office files the articles of organization. Cal. Corp. Code § 17702.01(d). Only five items of information are required to be...

White Collar Criminal Investigations Cast A Wide Net

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

Co-workers of white collar crime suspects may also need legal representation - Even when people work together for years and form what they believe are close relationships, they can be totally unaware of the true nature of their co-workers’...

[Video] Patent Infringement Defense Leveraging Contested Proceedings

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

Robert Greene Sterne, founding director of the intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C., discusses the new contested proceedings under the America Invents Act. He addresses ten aspects of leveraging contested...

Act Now Advisory: How to Gather, Use, and Dispose of Background Information in Compliance with Federal Law - Helpful Guidance for Employers from the EEOC and FTC

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

The decision whether to hire or promote a particular job candidate is no small matter for employers, particularly in a climate where there are often numerous applicants for limited positions. To assist in this decision-making process, many employers...

Mining Bitcoins After the IRS 'Property' Ruling – Nothing New Under The Sun

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

Well settled rules that govern the taxation of transactions involving the sale or exchange of property, or the issuance of property in exchange for services, also apply to convertible virtual currency....
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Supreme Court Overturns The Sixth Circuit Court Of Appeals: Holds Severance Payments Subject To FICA Taxes

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

In this e-Alert, we address the recent United States Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Quality Stores, Inc., et al, No. 12-1408 (Sup. Ct. 03/25/2014), whereby the United States Supreme Court unanimously overturned the prior ruling made by the U.S....

Social Host Liable For Intoxicated Guest’s Accident

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

Faiez Ennabe, et al. v. Carlos Manosa, et al. (2014) 58 Cal.4th 697 - California Supreme Court (February 24, 2014)- In the Ennabe case, the California Supreme Court wrestled with the tangle of case law and legislation regulating the sale and...

Transferring Confidential Data to IRS Earns SOX Protection for Whistleblower

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, in Vannoy v. Celanese Corporation, recently ruled in favor of a whistleblower who claimed retaliation after taking sensitive information from his employer and giving it to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). While...

Petiioner Can Submit Supplemental Information Challenging Additional Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

In Callidus Software Inc. v. Versata Software, Inc., CBM2013-00052, Paper 26, CBM2013-00053, Paper 21, CBM2013-00054, Paper 24 (March 28, 2014), Petitioner sought to file supplemental information to challenge dependent claims not challenged in the...

Law360: A Year Later: Comcast's Impact On Antitrust Class Actions

By EsqSocial Corporation 31/03/14

One year ago, on March 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426 (2013), overturning an order certifying an antitrust class action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3), which requires...

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