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BRG Review: Winter 2014 - Volume 4, Issue 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/03/14

In This Issue: - Introduction - Market Share Liability from an Economics Perspective - The Safety of Chemical Products - Chemical Leaks and Spills - Excerpt from Introduction: An important intersection between law and economics occurs in...

SAFE Released Ground Breaking Draft Rules Regarding Cross-Border Security

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/03/14

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the PRC (“SAFE”) released the consultation draft of the Foreign Exchange Administration Rules on Cross border Security together with the draft operation guidelines (the “Draft Rules”) on 13 February...

More than 186,000 fugitives escape justice because no one wants to pursue extradition

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/03/14

Crossing a state border proved to be a good move for more than 186,000 fugitives.

Water Scarcity: A Role for Reasonableness and Physical Solution in Water Law in an Era of Climate Change

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/03/14

Climate change is essentially a water problem. Whether it is drought, flood, changing hydrology or rising sea levels, the impacts of climate change all involve water to some extent. Even those who deny that human activities cause climate change must...

Employment Relationship Not Required For Claim Of ERISA Violation For Benefit Rights

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/03/14

In a recent Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision successfully litigated by Laner Muchin, the Court addressed novel aspects of whether an employer interfered with employees’ benefit rights in violation of ERISA. The case of Teamsters Local Union...

U.S.: the value of slot machine patents

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/03/14

I’ve been litigating patent cases involving slot machines for the past decade, and there are still a lot of misconceptions about what aspects of a gaming machine can be patented and why these patents are so valuable....

How to effectively demonstrate during cross examination that the defense expert is a prostitute

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/03/14

In 2011, I changed my practice dramatically. I became a partner in a personal injury law firm. My prior legal experience consisted primarily of family law cases with some criminal law cases sprinkled in here and there. I knew that many of the...

On The Horizon - Renewable Energy in Asia: Malaysia

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/03/14

1. What are the driving factors for increasing renewable energy production in Malaysia? At the current rate of production, Malaysia’s oil and gas reserves are expected to last until 2025 and 2042 respectively, if efforts to find new domestic oil...

Commissioners’ Top 10: Inside tips about hearings

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/03/14

At the SCWCEA 35th Annual Medical Seminar, the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commissioners had an opportunity to share their top ten hearing requests and tips with attendees. Here are a few that may be of use to you......

Attorney general will call for lower sentences for most federal drug offenders

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/03/14

Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to endorse a proposal that would lower guidelines sentences for 70 percent of the nation’s drug offenders in the federal courts. Holder will testify today before the U.S.

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