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Nevada Supreme Court and District Court Issue Decisions Regarding Nevada’s Limitations on Deficiency Judgments

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

In 2011 the Nevada Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 273 (“AB 273”) which amended NRS 40.459 by limiting deficiency judgments to the difference between the amount the lender paid to acquire the loan or obligation and the larger of the market value of...

Newark, New Jersey Sick Leave Poster Now Available— Employers Must Act by June 21

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

On June 21, 2014, the Newark, New Jersey Sick Leave Ordinance (which we previously discussed in the March 2014 issue of the New Jersey eAuthority) will become effective. Beyond the primary requirements of the ordinance (i.e., 24 to 40 hours of paid...

Zurich Insurance Company v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada: Ontario Court of Appeal Considers Standard of Review of Arbitration Decisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

As arbitration becomes a more and more common form of dispute resolution, the intersection between arbitral decisions and the courts will need to be watched more and more closely. Frequently, such decisions are immune from appeal to the courts. But...

Banking Regulators: Exit Fees for Bond Mutual Funds?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

Should federal regulators impose exit fees on bond funds? Officials at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve may think so....
By: Morrison & Foerster LLP - Broker-Dealer

Federal Court Revokes Darlington Nuclear Preparation Licence Based on “Gaps” in Environmental Assessment

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

In a rare (and over 200-page) decision, the Federal Court of Canada revoked the Licence given to Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to construct new nuclear generation units at the existing Darlington nuclear facility, and ordered that the environmental...

How to Win Your Case Against Midland Funding

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

Midland Funding lawsuits always seem to come at the worst possible time (is there ever really a “good” time to be sued?). Midland Funding often seems to file the debt collection lawsuit right before the statue of limitations expires – right as you...

Disparate No Longer: California Supreme Court Resolves Split in Approach to Product Disparagement Coverage

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

Over the past 10 years, there has been an increase in lawsuits between business competitors, with claims that one business is unfairly gaining a competitive advantage over the other. These cases, involving allegations of infringement of intellectual...

When It Comes to Net Neutrality, No One’s Neutral

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission voted to open for public debate new rules designed to guarantee an open internet. The FCC’s Democratic chairman boldly proclaimed: “This agency supports an Open Internet. There is ONE...

FCA Chief announces Project Innovate: Helping Firms Meet the Technological and Regulatory Challenge

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

The head of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, Chief Executive Martin Wheatley, used a speech at Bloomberg, London given on 3 June 2014 to promote the FCA's Project Innovate (the drafted text of Martin Wheatley's speech can be read at...

Is Any Use of Medical Info Disparate Treatment?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

If an employer administers a post-offer medical exam in accordance with the ADA and keeps the acquired medical information confidential in accordance with the ADA, may the employer then use the information without violating the ADA? In Wetherbee v....

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