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Case Filed in 2006 Deemed to be in "Early Stages" and Stayed for Second Time Pending PTO Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

IP Co., LLC's ("IPCO") patent infringement suit against Tropos Networks, Inc. ("Tropos") has a long and tortured, albeit uncomplicated, history. IPCO filed its complaint back in March 2006, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,249,516 ("the...

EEOC Announces 2014 Federal Training Courses

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

Programs Include OPM Joint Training: EEO and HR for Managers & Supervisors WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the online posting of its 2014 Federal Training Course schedule....

New York Refines When Medical Monitoring Damages Are Available

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

Last December, in Caronia v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 08372, 2013 WL 6589454, New York’s highest court declined to create a stand-alone medical monitoring tort for a smoker who sought damages for the increased risk of developing...

U.S. Government Proposes Controversial Rulemaking Regarding the Clean Water Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

The proposed rule offers a definition of “waters of the United States” that expands the Clean Water Act’s jurisdiction. On March 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (collectively, the Agencies)...

ML Strategies’ Energy and Environment Weekly Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

Congress is increasingly likely to complete the appropriations process this year, in part because committee leaders in both houses, led by Senate Appropriations Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and House Appropriations Chair Hal Rogers (R-KY), are...

Estate Planning for Digital Assets

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

It is often said that the law lags behind technology. One area where this sentiment is particularly applicable is estate planning for digital assets. In a world where our lives are becoming ever more digital, many estate planning practitioners...

Dr. Cook-Deegan Brings the Medical Community Up to Date on the Myriad Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

In an article in The Cancer Letter entitled "Robert Cook-Deegan's Viewers' Guide To the Super Bowl of Gene Patent Cases," Professor Robert Cook-Deegan (at right) of the Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy and Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke...

The Elevator Speech Overview

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

The House and Senate were both in session this week, the President was traveling overseas. President Obama announced his backing for an overhaul of the NSA bulk phone data collection program, a plan that differs from the proposal drafted by House...

Philadelphia Pregnancy Accommodation Law Notice to Employees Must be Posted by April 20, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

On or before April 20, 2014, all employers with employees in the City of Philadelphia must post a new notice on pregnancy discrimination from the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations. Unlike the Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and...

Colour-blind artist uses an implant to hear colour

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/14

A 31 year old artist named Neil Harbisson was born colour blind. He was born with achromatopsia, a rare condition limiting his vision to only black and white. Ten years ago, however, Harbisson began wearing an external electronic eye that would...

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