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Another six SCOTUS clerks to join Jones Day

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Jones Day has hired six Supreme Court law clerks from the 2012-13 term, repeating last year’s six-clerk hiring feat. The law firm announced its new hires in a press release. They are: Emily Kennedy, David Morrell, Ian Samuel, Kenton Skarin, Charlotte Taylor and Ryan Watson.

Travelers may sue airline for alleged sex-toy prank, 5th Circuit says

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit against an airline for allegedly taping a sex toy to the top of a checked bag should survive a motion to dismiss.

Independent Contractor? IRS Looks at 20 Factors

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

How do you know if you've hired an independent contractor or an employee? The IRS has a nifty list of factors to help you figure it out. It's important to properly classify your workers as "employees" or "contractors" not only for tax purposes, but also because it dictates the type......

Compliance May Remain a Concern Even in the Cloud

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

The recent report from BSA | The Software Alliance entitled "Navigating The Cloud: Why Software Asset Management is More Important than Ever" provides a ood summary of the items businesses need to address either internally or in their service...

Knowing what your visitors really want – an introduction to heatmaps and scrollmaps

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

A number of tools are available to show you how your users interact with your law firm’s website. This data can show you what’s working, but it’s not there to affirm that you are doing things right. The real value of knowing visitors’ behavior is...

Disciplina Del Commercio

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

PIANI URBANISTICO – EDILIZI: NIENTE FRENI AL COMMERCIO - Programmazione edilizia ed economica con iter paralleli di Guido Inzaghi La pianificazione urbanistica non può essere utilizzata come un freno alla liberalizzazione delle attività...

Alabama fan must pay $796K in Auburn U tree-poisoning case

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

A University of Alabama supporter must pay $796,731.98 in restitution for poisoning an iconic 130-year-old stand of oak trees at Auburn University, a state-court judge has ruled. Harvey Updyke Jr. previously pleaded guilty to poisoning the Toomer's Corner trees.

Is Sec. Aldona Wos Challenging the Goliath - Like MCOs? Will She Win?

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

I attended a Women in Leadership conference the other day. The keynote speaker asked for us to come up with a one sentence mantra or mission statement that we would use to describe our purpose in life. I had never thought about what my life purpose...

Eastern District of Texas Adopts Limits on Asserted Patent Claims and Prior Art

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

Eastern District’s order aims to focus patent cases in an attempt to reduce costs. On October 29, Chief District Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas signed a general order adopting a modified version of...

Still active at 90, federal appeals judge is honored for creating group to help homeless veterans

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

It isn't just in the courtroom that a 90-year-old federal appeals court judge has been a dynamo. Judge Harry Pregerson, who has not taken senior status and is perhaps the longest-serving judge in the history of the 9th U.S.

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