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Federal District Court: Documents Created During an In-House Corporate Compliance Investigation Are Not Privileged

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

In a noteworthy decision in Barko v. Hallilburton Co., a federal court has ruled that a company's internal investigations are not privileged and must be produced to a whistleblower. In light of the ruling in Barko, government contractors and others...

California’s New RULLCA Provides Ample Potential For Member Liability

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

Recently, I wrote about Corporations Code Section 17703.04(a) which in singularly inept fashion attempts to establish the non-liability of members of a limited liability company under the California’s new Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company...

Potential Risk In Using Baby Powder

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

Nothing is more refreshing than a warm shower followed by a little sweet smelling powder. Whether you use a generic baby powder or a name brand perfumed brand, you probably have never considered that you could be putting yourself at risk for cancer....

CMS Now Requiring Qualified Health Plans To Accept Premium Payments From Certain Third Parties

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

As previously reported on November 13, 2013 and February 20, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") has attempted to provide guidance as to when it is appropriate for issuers of "qualified health plans" ("QHPs") to accept third...

A dark side to NYT v. Sullivan? Law prof says decision contributed to political polarization

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein sees a “dark side” to the famous free-speech decision New York Times v. Sullivan. Writing for Bloomberg View, Sunstein says the U.S.

Law prof is pepper-sprayed during lecture by man who demands a citizen’s arrest

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

A George Mason University law professor was pepper-sprayed during class by a man who jumped onto the professor’s desk and demanded a citizen’s arrest of the professor. WJLA identifies the professor as Tyler Cowen.

ABA grants will promote programs that employ new law grads to help lower-income people

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

The ABA plans to award startup grants for new programs with a dual purpose: to employ new law graduates and to address unmet legal needs of poor and moderate income individuals.

Who Qualifies for an H-1B Visa?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/14

If you're interested in filing paperwork for an H-1B visa -- a temporary work permit the U.S. government issues to highly skilled foreign workers -- make sure to submit your paperwork sooner rather than later. The application season begins April 1.

H-1B Visas for Small Businesses: 5 Tips

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/14

Small businesses regularly struggle with H-1B visa quotas. As The Wall Street Journal explains, in the United States, the early bird not only gets the worm, it gets the coveted H-1B visa, a temporary work permit the U.S. issues to highly skilled foreign workers.

Judge loses his job after sex in chambers with witness, texting shirtless photo and lying under oath

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/14

A Michigan judge who made headlines by texting a photo of his bare chest to a courtroom bailiff and having sex in his chambers with a complaining witness in a child-support case has been removed from the bench.

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