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Corporate Inversions Showing No Signs of Slowing Down

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

In a corporate inversion, a U.S. corporation (typically the parent of an affiliated group) becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of a foreign corporation (through a merger into the foreign corporation’s U.S. subsidiary) or transfers its assets to the...

The Class Action Chronicle - Summer 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

In This Issue: - Avoiding Class Certification Through an Offer of Judgment - CLASS CERTIFICATION DECISIONS: ..Decisions Granting Motions to Strike ..Decisions Denying Motions to Strike ..Decisions Rejecting/Denying Class Certification...

Denmark Order on Nano Products Register Enters Into Force

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

On June 18, 2014, Denmark’s order concerning a nano products register entered into force. The order imposes annual reporting requirements on manufacturers and importers concerning mixtures and products containing nanomaterials....

Some Employers Likely to See Increased Litigation Costs in EEOC Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

Employers in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin are likely to see their legal fees increase as a result of a Seventh Circuit decision that allows the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to file suit immediately instead of first trying to...

The Wind River Reservation Treatment-as-State Controversy: How Confusion Undermines Opportunities for Cooperative Governance

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

Under certain statutes, tribes can exercise civil jurisdiction over non-Indians. For instance, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act allows tribes to pursue claims for natural resource damages, and the Clean Air...

Ninth Circuit Shows No Affinity for Independent Contractor Status in Delivery Drivers

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

Delivering another blow to the independent contractor model, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held this week that furniture delivery drivers for Affinity Logistics were employees under California law, not independent contractors....

Redskins Trademarks Cancelled - Found Disparaging to Native Americans (Again)

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

On June 18, 2014, in Amanda Blackhorse et al. v. Pro-Football, Inc., Cancellation No. 92046185 (TTAB 6/18/2014), the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB) cancelled six trademark registrations issued between 1967 and 1990 for trademarks consisting...

Governor Scott Signs Medical Marijuana Bill

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

Florida Governor Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 1030 (the "Charlotte's Web" bill) into law on Monday, June 16, 2014 allowing for the limited use of a special strain of marijuana to treat epileptic seizures and other diseases. State lawmakers passed...

SEC Sanctions Company for Whistleblower Retaliation

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

I drove my daughter to the airport today for her summer exchange program in Spain. On the way she asked me what I was going to blog about tomorrow and I told her whistleblowers....
By: Thomas Fox

Northwestern Law School’s late discovery of a student’s UPL conviction leads to litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/06/14

Convicted of operating a law firm without a license, Mauricio Celis apparently decided to get some U.S. legal credentials. In 2012, he applied to and was accepted at Northwestern Law School’s master of laws program geared toward international lawyers, the Chicago Tribune reports.

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