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USGS Tool Could Predict, Prevent Wetlands Contamination By Sub-Surface Wastewater

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/14

While advances in hydraulic fracturing technology have resulted in an oil and gas boom in North Dakota and other parts of the U.S., the industry, federal and state regulators, and local communities have also had to contend with outgrowths of that...

Record company sues Vietnamese file-sharing site and its US investors

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/14

A record company has filed suit against a Vietnamese file-sharing site, accusing it of copyright violations.

Benefits Litigation Update - January 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/14

In this issue: - Will Section 510 of ERISA Restrict Workforce Structuring under the Affordable Care Act? - A New Threat to Sponsors and Fiduciaries: Equitable Remedies After Amara - First ERISA Decision From Supreme Court This Term Strongly...

ISS Updating QuickScore Methodology and Opening Data Validation Period

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/14

On February 18, 2014, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading proxy advisory firm, will launch the second generation of its QuickScore governance risk scoring system and analytical tool for Russell 3000 companies. Version 2.0 will include...

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Patentees Bear the Burden of Proof of Infringement in DJ Actions Brought by Licensee

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/14

A patentee bears the burden of proving infringement when a licensee seeks a declaratory judgment of non-infringement, the U.S. Supreme Court has held. The ruling reversed the Federal Circuit and clarified declaratory judgment burdens that have...

"Intellectual Property and Technology: Patent Issues to Watch in 2014"

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/14

With key provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) taking effect and a host of controversial U.S. Supreme Court decisions, 2013 was another active year for intellectual property law. Big cases and big changes will continue to be the trend in 2014,...

Legal Alerts: CFTC Certifies Additional “Available to Trade” Designation: Certain Interest Rate Swaps Must Be Executed on a SEF or DCM Beginning in February

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/14

On Thursday, January 23, 2014, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) certified a second available to trade determination (the Second MAT Determination) in response to an application submitted by trueEX, LLC....

New Rules on Foreign Direct Investment in China

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/14

Most foreign direct investment projects will be treated the same as their domestic counterparts with regard to governmental approval requirements under new rules passed by China’s State Council. The move substantially relaxes rules on foreign...

SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Improper Conduct in Two Proceedings

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/14

The Commission filed two settled administrative proceedings involving Western Asset Management Co., a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc. One centered on the failure of the firm to promptly disclose to clients that a coding error resulted in the improper...

Supreme Court Limits Reach Of General Jurisdiction

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/14

Last week’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Daimler AG v. Bauman clarified the law on general jurisdiction and should bring some comfort to foreign parent companies whose ownership of a subsidiary in the United States is their primary contact...

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