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Bad Faith Sentinel - March 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/03/14

CONTENTS - United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit: An Absence of Ascertainable Damages Does Not Preclude an Award of Punitive Damages for Bad Faith pages 1 - 2 - Northern District of Alabama: Insurer Properly Investigated Claim...

FERC Directs NERC to Propose Mandatory Reliability Standards Regarding Physical Security Risks to the Bulk-Power System

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/03/14

On March 7, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order directing the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to propose one or more Reliability Standards to require certain entities to “take steps or...

Latest UK Immigration Law Developments

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/03/14

Employers in the UK should be aware of key legal developments, including a proposed increase to application fees and upcoming changes to the codes of practice....
By: Morgan Lewis

Disruption From Within

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/03/14

On March 6, 2014, I watched what I could of the live stream webcast (thank you, Harvard Law School) of the Conference on Disruptive Innovation in the Market for Legal Services. The keynote speaker was, to quote Keith Jackson, “the granddaddy of ‘em...

The Future of Trust IPOs in Asia

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/03/14

With developed and active real estate investment trust (REIT) markets and expanding business trust (BT) markets, trust IPOs have earned themselves a solid place in the Asian financial marketplace. “Trust IPOs are no longer a trend in Asia,” said...

Employer Strategies In A Changing Slow-Growth Economy – Dealing With Organized Labor: The Boeing Blueprint

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/03/14

How are U.S. employers approaching the economic "recovery" from the recession and what strategies are being employed by them, particularly in relation to unionized workforces?...
By: FordHarrison

Five Reasons Why The Sony Data Breach Coverage Decision Is Wrong

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/03/14

Five Reasons Why The Sony Data Breach Coverage Decision Is Wrong On Friday February 21st, a New York trial court judge let Sony’s insurers, Zurich American Insurance Co. and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., off the coverage hook for Sony’s massive...

The Inevitable - EMV Payments On a Fast Track to Becoming a New Standard in the United States

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/03/14

Last week, congressional leaders in Washington continued with their focus on the safety of the U.S. payments system in the aftermath of the massive retailer breaches at Target, Neiman Marcus and others. The House Committee on Financial Services held...

Actor and Hollywood producer, both lawyers, indicted over tax credits for film house rehab

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/03/14

A Hollywood producer and entertainment lawyer and a Tulane University Law School graduate who is also an actor and producer have been federally indicted, accused of submitting fraudulent documentation to obtain Louisiana tax credits under a program that is intended to encourage the film industry

EEOC Issues New Guidance on Religious Garb and Grooming in the Workplace

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/03/14

On March 6, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") released a new question-and-answer guide and accompanying fact sheet on religious dress and grooming in the workplace, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC...

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