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Corporate Officers Becoming Liable for Negligent Acts Is Reconsidered

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

In July 2013, the decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) was announced in United States v. Trek Leather, Inc. and Harish Shadadpuri, Case No. 2011-1527 (July 30, 2013). Harish Shadadpuri (Shadadpuri) was the President and...

Pharmaceutical Patent Injunction Refused: Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Apotex Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 241

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

Pfizer sought an interlocutory injunction to restrain Apotex from launching its pregabalin products for the treatment of seizures, claiming that the supply would constitute indirect infringement of Pfizer’s patent for treating neuropathic pain with...

This Porridge is Just Right: Supreme Court Adopts “Zones of Interest” Standing in False Advertising Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

When we last posted about Lexmark v. Static Control, we expected that the Supreme Court would endorse one of the circuit court tests to determine whether Static Control, the maker of a chip that facilitates printer cartridge remanufacturing, had...

Recent FDA Social Media Marketing Enforcement Actions and the Likely Impact of Social Media Promotion Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

In recent years, guidance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA" or "Agency") for industry on the use of social media has continued to evolve in incremental steps, but the pharmaceutical and medical device industries continue to await more...

CFIUS Scrutiny of Foreign Acquisitions of U.S. Businesses Intensifies (Quorum, March 2014)

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

The most recently released annual report (for 2012) by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) highlights a sharp increase in abandoned deals involving foreign acquisitions of U.S. businesses....

Illinois AG files lawsuit asserting Dodd-Frank UDAAP enforcement authority

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

In what appears to be the first lawsuit by a state attorney general of its kind, the Illinois AG recently filed a state court lawsuit against a small loan lender alleging violations of the Dodd-Frank prohibition of unfair, deceptive or abusive acts...

Good News about Network Marketing

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

In some circles, network marketing has a bad reputation. Those who had bad experiences in the industry, or are contributors to the industry’s bad reputation, or who misunderstand how the industry works, have all contributed to the association of the...

Should You Demand Proof of Cybersecurity From Vendors?

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

A growing number of corporations are asking their law firms to fill out lengthy questionnaires to show proof of cybersecurity measures. Should your small business follow suit?

The Importance of Having a Mentor

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

Multilevel marketing companies are built on the mentorship model where top-tier salespeople recruit salespeople below them to sell products and services. The top-tiered salesperson makes a commission on the products and services that they sell, as...

DTSC Announces Initial Priority Products Under Green Chemistry Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/03/14

The next phase of California’s Safer Consumer Products regulations (SCPR), also known as the Green Chemistry regulations, began on March 13, 2014, with the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s announcement of the three initial “priority products”...

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