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Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House 3-28-14

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Legislature Approaching End of Session - The statutory adjournment date for the Legislature is now fewer than three weeks...

FCA Fines Besso Limited for Anti-Bribery and Corruption Systems Failings

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Besso Limited, an independent management owned general insurance broker in the Lloyd’s Broking group, £315,000 for a failure to take reasonable care to establish and maintain effective systems and...

California Supreme Court Allows Whistleblowing Doctor To Sue Before Exhausting Judicial Remedies

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

Fahlen v. Sutter Central Valley Hospitals, S205568 (February 20, 2014): The California Supreme Court recently held that a physician, who claimed that a hospital terminated his staff privileges in retaliation for raising concerns about patient care,...

MoFo BioMeter - Vol. 3, Issue 1, March 2014 - Q4 and FY 2013 BioMeter Shows Rebound in Value for Late Stage Products and Strong Results Across All Stages of Development Regional Analysis Shows SF Leads But Others Are Close (and It’s Not Who You Think)

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

The full-year 2013 BioMeter analysis shows across-the-board increases in BioMeter value, with an average of $33.9 million for all transactions, up from approximately $21.2 million in 2012. Increases occurred for each stage of development, with the...

Dictionary Definition Dispositive in Claim Construction Dispute - Starhome GmbH v. AT&T Mobility LLC

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

Addressing the use of technical dictionaries in claim construction, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment of non-infringement, finding that the district court properly relied on technical...

Manatt on Medicaid: The Basic Health Program: New Final Guidance Offers Insight Into Program Rules and Financing

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) gives states the option to establish a Basic Health Plan (BHP)—an alternative coverage vehicle for lower-income individuals who would otherwise be eligible for Marketplace coverage. On March 7,...

Favorable Winds Continue to Blow for TransWest Express Transmission Project

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

On March 24, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released its “California-Wyoming Grid Integration Study, Phase 1 – Economic Analysis” which examines the economics of new transmission infrastructure...

Health Information Technology Policy Committee Approves MU Stage 3 Recommendations

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

On March 11, the Health IT Policy Committee (HITPC) voted to approve the meaningful use workgroup’s Stage 3 recommendations. The federal advisory committee’s recommendations will be presented to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and...

Part 2: Local Counsel: Duties to the Court

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

When an attorney is requested to act as “local counsel” by an out-of-state attorney in a new lawsuit, the local counsel may have additional duties that flow from Rules of Civil Procedure or Local Rules that govern lead counsel’s admission pro hac...

California Utilities File Energy Storage Procurement Plans

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

In October 2013, California broke new ground in energy policy with an energy storage procurement mandate. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved a decision (D.13-10-040 or the Decision) requiring the state's...

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