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Washington Court of Appeals Confirms Lenders’ Right to Obtain Deficiency Judgments Against Guarantors Following Nonjudicial Foreclosure of Commonly Used Form of Deed of Trust

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

The Deed of Trust Act generally bars a lender from seeking a deficiency judgment against a borrower following nonjudicial foreclosure of a deed of trust securing the borrower's loan. The Act contains some exceptions in the case of a commercial loan...

Sprint worker uploaded intimate photos from my trade-in phone to my Facebook page, woman’s suit says

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

A woman is suing Sprint Corp., contending that an employee browsed through her phone—which she traded in for an upgraded model at a Sprint store last year—then posted intimate photos on the plaintiff's Facebook page through an application on the phone.

Insider Trading Investigations: What To Watch for in 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Christopher Clark is a partner at Latham & Watkins where he represents public companies, alternative investment entities such as hedge funds, and individuals in both criminal and civil investigations involving state and federal law enforcement...

Minor Traffic Infractions Can Lead To Felony Charges

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Recent Ohio tinted window traffic stops result in drug possession arrests - Even a minor equipment infraction such as a broken tail light can be enough for police to stop drivers in Ohio. On their own, these infractions can lead to relatively...

Update: U.S. International Tax Enforcement Efforts

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

On February 25, 2014 the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, issued its report on its investigation into offshore tax evasion and the participation of Swiss Banks. Specific recommendations were made, among which are the following......

Advertising Law - Feb 28, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

9th Circuit Pulls the Shades Down on “Shine the Light” Lawsuit - The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected an appeal of a district court’s dismissal of a claim made under California’s “Shine the Light,” holding that the plaintiff...

New Mexico Moves One Step Closer to Becoming the 47th State with a Breach Notification Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

46 states plus Washington, D.C. have data breach notification laws. Alabama, Kentucky, New Mexico and South Dakota still do not have a comprehensive notification law outside of the public sector. That may change soon though, because the New Mexico...

Patent Profile: VM Institute of Research Receives Patent for Method of Treating Triple Negative Breast Cancer

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently issued U.S. Patent No. 8,642,270, which is entitled "Prognostic biomarkers to predict overall survival and metastatic disease in patients with triple negative breast cancer." The '270 patent, which is...

Data: Big, Borderless and Beyond Control? Five Things You Can Do

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

There’s been a lot of talk about big data over the last few years and the breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus have many companies running in circles trying to figure out how to protect their systems and their data. So what are some of the big...

Cybersecurity Update – How Are You Impacted?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

On February 12, 2014, the Obama Administration released the long-awaited Cybersecurity Framework: “a voluntary how-to guide for organizations in the critical infrastructure community to enhance their cybersecurity” (the “Framework”). A year earlier,...

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