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Relative’s DNA points police to man charged in 1990s Long Island slayings

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

A relative's DNA pointed police to a man arrested Monday and being held without bail in two Long Island, New York, murder cases from the 1990s.

Obamacare Subsidies OK for Federal Exchanges Too, 4th Cir. Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the use of Obamacare subsidies in both state- and federally run healthcare exchanges. Tuesday's unanimous ruling in King v. Burwell flatly contradicts an earlier ruling (hours earlier) by the D.C.

Health Law Blog: Court Strikes Down Tax Credit Provision for Low Income Americans Participating Through Federal and Federal/State Partnership Exchanges

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled the IRS’ interpretation of a key ACA provision is invalid. Specifically, the court found that the IRS did not have the authority to interpret the ACA as providing tax...

Delaware Court of Chancery Rejects Indemnification Sleight of Hand

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

In Branin v. Stein Roe Inv. Counsel, LLC, C.A. 8481-VCN, 2014 WL 2961084 (Del. Ch. June 30, 2014), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a vested right to indemnification may not be rescinded by a subsequent amendment to the governing corporate...

30 (b)(6) Corporate Designee Depositions - What You Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

In a world where the overwhelming majority of cases never make it to trial, depositions take on outsized importance. They will almost certainly be the only in-person testimony either party has the opportunity to elicit and the only opportunity for...

SEC Commissioner Gives Corporate Boards a Cybersecurity Wake-up Call

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

“Given the significant cyber-attacks that are occurring with disturbing frequency, and the mounting evidence that companies of all shapes and sizes are increasingly under a constant threat of potentially disastrous cyber-attacks, ensuring the...

You’ve Been Hacked! What Do You Do?

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

There is an oft-repeated saying in the information security world: “There are two types of companies: those that know they’ve been hacked and those that have yet to find out they’ve been hacked.” No matter how many times it happens, however,...

Murder-suicide does not have to be disclosed to home buyer, state supreme court says

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

A murder-suicide in a home is not a material defect that must be disclosed to the buyer, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.

8th Circuit to Determine Scope of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Claim

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska has certified a question for interlocutory appeal to the Eighth Circuit in the case of Bussing v. COR Clearing, LLC (8:12-cv-238). The question involves whether improper conduct has to be...

District Court Decertifies Class based on Dukes, Comcast and Tenth Circuit Precedent

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/07/14

Plaintiff sued for underpayment or nonpayment of royalties on natural gas produced from wells in Kansas due to defendant’s failure to place the gas in marketable condition. The district court initially certified the class in 2011....

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