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Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board to Tighten Blowout Preventer Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

Mississippi's Statewide Rule 13, addressing blowout preventers, currently states that, "[i]n drilling areas where high pressures are likely to exist and on all wildcat wells, all proper and necessary precautions shall be taken for keeping the well...

'The Good Wife': Good Law? - Season 5, Episode 7

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

The latest episode of "The Good Wife" forayed into the crime drama realm with a classic "whodunnit?" storyline. The episode revolved around a quest for the DNA of an alleged killer. Here's a legal breakdown of "The Next Week":......



EU Food Policy - What's New on the Menu?

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

European Commission Work Programme 2014 - The European Commission has published its Work Programme for 2014, outlining the legislative and policy initiatives that it will focus on next year....
By: DLA Piper

EARL e-News: EPA Raises Certain Environmental Penalties

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

Updates on Environmental, Administrative and Regulatory Law - On November 6, 2013 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave notice in the Federal Register of a final rule in which certain environmental penalty amounts are being...

LAG Niedersachen vs. Bundesarbeitsgericht: Streit um Sachgrundbefristung aufgrund gerichtlichen Vergleichs

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

Das Landesarbeitsgericht Niedersachsen hat mit Urteil vom 05.11.2013 eine Grundsatzentscheidung zum Befristungsrecht getroffen. Darin vertritt das Gericht eine von der Rechtsprechung des Bundesarbeitsgerichts abweichende Rechtsansicht....

Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Whether FOIA Covers State's Attorney's Office

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

Our previews of the latest additions to the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket continue this morning with Nelson v. The Office of the Kendall County State’s Attorney, a case from the Second District Appellate Court. Nelson is the second case on...

Are Exchange Health Plans Federal Health Care Programs, and Therefore Subject to Anti-Kickback Statutes?

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

Background - As we reported earlier this week, Rep. Jim McDermott, the ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee in the House of Representatives, received a response to his August 6 letter to Secretary of Health and Human...

Disproving Employment Discrimination Requires Knowledge

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing received 19,839 employment discrimination complaints in 2012. According to federal and California law, every employment discrimination action is either a case of disparate treatment or...

Preparing for Divorce: Steps to Take Right Now

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

Going through a divorce can be a difficult time. However, the best way you can minimize the impact of divorce is to prepare in advance....
By: Smith & Doran, P.C.

Hit and Run Accidents in Arizona

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

It is a crime to leave the scene of an accident. A driver is required to stop when a wreck occurs to determine if anyone is injured and to exchange identification and insurance information. Unfortunately, hit and run accidents happen all too often in...

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