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HUD Policy Revisions Address Emerging HECM Risks

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/06/14

On June 18, HUD issued Mortgagee Letter 2014-11, which amends the HECM reverse mortgage program to limit the insurability of fixed interest rate reverse mortgages. The letter explains that HUD has identified new emerging risks in connection with...

Commissioner Aguilar Addresses Boards’ Focus on Cybersecurity

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/06/14

One June 10th SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar made a speech before the New York Stock Exchange, and he took the opportunity to discuss good corporate governance as it relates to cybersecurity and boards of directors....

Commonwealth of Kentucky enacts data breach notification law

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/06/14

On the heels of the widely publicized Target breach, states continue to enact legislation designed to provide notice to their citizens when a security breach involving personal data occurs. Kentucky is the latest state to join the ranks of the other...

'No-Fly List' Rules Are Unconstitutional: Federal Judge

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/06/14

The government's "no-fly list" rules were ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in Oregon on Tuesday, who held the government must change its procedures. U.S. District Judge Anna J.

Supreme Court Decision on Aboriginal Title Raises Questions for Resource Development

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/06/14

On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a unanimous decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44 (also known as the William decision). It is a long anticipated decision on two significant issues affecting Aboriginal...

Donald Trump Sanctioned for Failure to Disclose Insurance Policy In Ft. Lauderdale Condo-Hotel Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/06/14

Last week, Judge Kathleen Williams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted plaintiffs’ motion for sanctions against Donald Trump for his initial failure to disclose a relevant insurance policy in connection with...

Filipino Man Killed in NYC; Was It a Hate Crime?

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/06/14

A Filipino man was killed after being sucker-punched in NYC on Saturday, leaving some to wonder whether the incident was a hate crime. The punch knocked Roberto Martires, 56, to the pavement; he succumbed to his injuries Tuesday.

Jones Day and digital rights group face off in war of words over Detroit bankruptcy parody site

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/06/14

When Jones Day learned a parody site was mocking a former law firm bankruptcy attorney's work as the city of Detroit's emergency manager, counsel for the 2,500-attorney law firm apparently was not amused.

United States Supreme Court Finds Obama’s NLRB Appointments Invalid

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/06/14

In a ruling that will have far reaching implications for future Presidential appointments, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down three Obama recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB v. NOEL CANNING ET AL.)...

LCIA Draft Rules 2014: addressing emergencies, efficiencies and ethics

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/06/14

It seems that it could be all change at the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), with new arbitration rules anticipated to come into force later this summer. The draft rules, which the LCIA published earlier this year, were the subject...

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