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Should You Use Web Content Filters at Your Business?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Internet use has become commonplace, even for non-Web-related industries, so it has become a priority for businesses to filter the content which their employees view online.Web-filtering software or an Internet content filter may greatly reduce a small business' exposure to liability and cyberatt

Police and Body Cameras: Will Cameras Reduce Claims and Increase Transparency?

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

1600 hours: After briefing, the officer starts her shift. She straps on a body camera. But what next? Can the officer activate or deactivate the recording? Can the footage be deleted during her shift? What if the suspect, the public, the media or...

No Forward Progress? MiFID sunset clause means continued uncertainty for regulatory status of FX contracts across Europe

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

In February this year, ESMA sent a letter (the ESMA Letter) to the European Commission asking them to clarify which types of FX contracts fall within the definition of a “financial instrument” under MiFID. Now, five months later, the Commission...

Lie Still: Claim Construction on Hospital Bed Unduly Limited

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. v. Stryker Corp. - Addressing whether there were any reasons to depart from the plain and ordinary meaning of terms in claim construction, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a district...

High Level Of U.S. Oil Production Leads To Increased Focus On Exports

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Recent news reports present conflicting views on the United States' ranking in world oil production. Some reports say that the United States has become the largest oil producer in the world, surpassing energy-rich countries such as Russia and Saudi...

PTAB Issues Its First Precedential Opinion in CBM Review Proceeding Litigated by Goodwin Procter

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

On July 31, 2014, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) designated as “precedential” its decision in Covered Business Method Review (CBM) proceeding SecureBuy, LLC v. CardinalCommerce Corporation, CBM 2014-00035 (Pat. Tr. & App. Bd., April 25,...

More on the Reach of Sackett: Corps Jurisdictional Determinations Are Not Final Agency Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Early last month, we noted that the decision in Luminant v. EPA suggested that the reach of the Supreme Court decision in Sackett is not unlimited. The Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit agrees. In Belle Company v. Corps of Engineers, the Court...

Flea infestation closes courthouse for second day in a row

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

First reported on Friday to the county administrator, a flea infestation has proven difficult to eradicate at a New York state courthouse.

"Ban the Box" in San Francisco: Posting, Reporting and Inquiry Rules for Applicants' and Employees' Criminal Histories Take Effect on August 13, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

Many employers ask job applicants to check a "box" on a job application to disclose criminal history information. As of August 13, 2014, San Francisco will "ban the box" for private and public employers. The City's Board of Supervisors earlier this...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Notes Limited Reach of Multiple Trigger Rule in Insolvency Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/08/14

On July 21, 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held, as a matter of first impression, that the Continuance of Coverage Provision of the Pennsylvania insurance insolvency statute, 40 P.S. § 221.21, precludes coverage for all “risks in effect” under...

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