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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.

Auction Rigger Enters Guilty Plea

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

A thirty-seventh individual pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California. The guilty plea, entered on Monday, November 4, is yet another victory...

Florida High Court Reinstates $1.2 million Judgment Against Law Firm of Prospective Client

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

On October 24, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court reinstated a $1.2 million final judgment awarded to a prospective client of a personal injury law firm who sat in a chair that collapsed during a consultation at the firm. See Friedrich v. Fetterman &...

Community Property Income Not Shared For Self-Employment Tax Purposes

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

A recent Tax Court case illustrates a trap for the unwary in regard to the computation of self-employment taxes. Spouses subject to community property laws obtain an interest in the assets and income of their spouses....

Strategies In Class Action Engagement: Third-Party Depositions, Part B

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

This continues our series of blog posts on effective partnering between inside and outside counsel to defend against class action lawsuits. Here, we focus on the uses of expert testimony. The Role of the Expert at the Class Certification Stage -...

Sixth Circuit Is First To Find Availability Of Class Arbitration Is Gateway Issue To Be Decided By Courts

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/11/13

Just four months ago, SCOTUS suggested (but did not hold) that the decision to allow class arbitrations might be a “gateway” issue of arbitrability that defaults to courts. This week, the Sixth Circuit was the first to take the bait and declare the...

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