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Plaintiffs’ Attempt to Conceal Certain Text Messages Backfires (Puerto Rico)

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/14

Calderon v. Corporacion Puertorriquena de Salud, 2014 WL 171599 (D. P. R. Jan. 16, 2014). In this employment law case, the plaintiffs only produced a portion of the demanded text messages during discovery, claiming the others had been deleted....

Hospitality And Leisure Franchising And Industry Innovation

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/14

Introduction - In previous years this publication has given an insight into the asset light strategies of global hotel operators, an overview of some of the trends in hotel franchising and provided a brief appreciation of the issues affecting...

[Video] FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 38-Using a utility industry compliance program as a guide to anti-corruption compliance

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/14

In this episode, I discuss the SCCE Utilities and Energy Conference and a session I attended which focused on utility industry compliance. There are many similarities between such compliance and anti-corruption compliance and I discuss how you can...

The Importance Of A Risk Assessment

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/14

Sometimes people operate with blinders. I don’t mean to suggest that people deliberately put blinders on to ignore issues – they sort of just grow into a person’s personality....
By: Michael Volkov

Grievance Process Killed Retaliation Claim

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/14

A recent decision on a Workers Compensation retaliation claim shows a hidden value for employer-union grievance processes. In Macon v. UPS, No. 12-3080 (10th Cir. February 19, 2014), the plaintiff claimed that when he returned from a Workers’ Comp....

Everyone Gets To See The Evidence: The California Court Of Appeal Rejects an Attorneys’ Fee Award Based On The Trial Court’s In Camera Review Of Class Counsel’s Billing Records

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/14

In Concepcion v. Amscan Holdings, Inc. et al., — Cal.Rptr.3d —-, 2014 WL 595822 (Cal.App. 2 Dist. Feb. 18, 2014) the California Court of Appeal rejected class counsel’s fee award where class counsel’s billing records were provided to the trial court...

Nervous Time for Localities: The General Assembly Is In Session

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/14

It happens in January, every year. The General Assembly convenes and considers all manner of bills that localities support or oppose. And localities get nervous. More nervous than most Assembly-watchers, I say....

Connecticut District Court Rules That Oversecured Creditor Was Not Entitled to Postpetition Default Interest Until Unsecured Creditors Were Paid In Full

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/14

Section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code allows secured creditors to receive post-bankruptcy or postpetition interest, also known as pendency interest, when the value of their collateral exceeds the amount they are owed. However, there is no provision...

Personal Data Transfers from the European Economic Area: Binding Corporate Rules Emerge as Increasingly Attractive Option

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/14

It is difficult to recall a time when the issue of personal data transfers from the European Economic Area ("EEA") has been as widely and hotly debated as it has over the past year or so. Significant movements during the past year saw not only...

SEC Speaks, Cuban Tweets

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/14

The leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission addressed the public on February 21-22 at the annual SEC Speaks conference in Washington, D.C. The presentations covered an array of topics, but common themes included the Commission’s ongoing...

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