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Shaking Down the Thunder from the Sky: Notre Dame’s Challenge to the Contraception Mandate

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

The Supreme Court will inevitably decide to what extent the Religious Freedom Restoration Act protects religiously affiliated employers from providing insurance coverage for contraceptive services, as is generally required under the Affordable Care...

Nine Thoughts On The Ninth Circuit’s “Innocence of Muslims” Copyright Decision

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

By now, you’ve probably heard the agonized shrieks of your friendly neighborhood copyright lawyer, decrying the Ninth Circuit’s opinion Garcia v. Google. If you haven’t had the time or inclination to read the opinion, here is a quick synopsis,...

When are Paralegals Illegal?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

When they are not properly paid. A number of law firms and corporate employers consider paralegals to be exempt from overtime. At the federal level, the Department of Labor (DOL) has stated that most paralegals lack sufficient specialized education...

U.S. Supreme Court Restricts Challenges to Pretrial Seizure of Defense Funds

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

The U.S. Supreme Court recently weakened a criminal defendant's ability to challenge the Government's pretrial seizure of assets that a defendant has allocated for mounting a defense. In Kaley v. United States, the Court eliminated a defendant's...

Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Canada will begin regulating commercial electronic messages beginning July 1, 2014, under its new anti-spam legislation, commonly known as Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). Under CASL, a commercial electronic message is a message sent by any...

New York City’s Human Rights Law — One of the Most Protective in the Nation

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

New York City has consistently remained a diverse, progressive place to live and work. The Human Rights Law of the City of New York was enacted in 1965 to protect this important aspect of the city. The landmark Human Rights Law strengthened prior...

Allowing Ontario’s Privacy Tort To Develop In The Health Information Sphere — For Now

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

In the 1980’s the Supreme Court of Canada pre-emptively ended the development of a common law tort of discrimination. The case, Seneca College v. Bhadauria, stands out as one of the lost opportunities in the development of the common law in Canada....

Seller’s Invocation of Force Majeure Under NAESB Contract Rejected by NJ Appellate Division

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

In a case of first impression that interpreted the force majeure provisions of an industry contract form promulgated by the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB), Cozen O’Connor prevailed on behalf of plaintiff when, on January 9, 2014, the...

Silence Is Golden: Reinsurer Ordered To Pay Prejudgment Interest To Insurance Company’s Liquidator On Agreement Silent As To Interest

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

A New Hampshire insurance company, Home Insurance Company (“Home”), was placed in liquidation in 2003. When its reinsurer Century Indemnity Company (“CIC”) tried to claim an $8 million setoff from amounts owed to Home, the liquidator balked and...

2014 Labor Law Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

In This Presentation: - Detroit Manufacturing - 2013-14 Southeast Union Activity: ..UAW - Automotive ..Faurecia Northport election lost by UAW ..Continued UAW Presence at MBUSI & Nissan ..Volkswagen ..Other Steelworkers &...

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