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What If Toronto’s Mayor Served In Ohio?

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/14

These are interesting times in Toronto. Mayor Rob Ford has admitted to smoking crack and drinking himself into a stupor, has made sexual remarks and knocked over a female coworker. But little can be done because Ford has not been convicted of a...

Butler Snow: Workplace Vol. 2014 No. 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/14

Senate Bill 815, referred to as the “Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013” (ENDA), passed the Senate on November 7, 2013. The bill had bipartisan support with 64 Senators (10 Republican) voting in favor and 32 opposing the bill. ENDA has now...

Draft Framework for Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Released

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/14

A significant barrier to the interstate practice of telehealth is closer to being broken down. The Federation of State Medical Boards ("FSMB") recently completed and distributed a draft Interstate Medical Licensure Compact ("Compact"), which is...

Week in Review - February 21, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/14

R u liable 4 your employee's txt msg? In some situations, the answer may be “yes.” Two courts reviewed employee texting issues this week. The first court reviewed whether an employer can be liable for an employee's unauthorized disclosure of...

Seized cellphones led to capture of ‘most wanted’ Mexican drug trafficker, authorities say

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/14

The U.S. will seek extradition of the claimed leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, who was captured over the weekend sleeping in a condo in a Mexican beach resort town in an early-morning raid backed by the American government.

OCC Issues Update to Mortgage Banking Booklet

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/14

The OCC issued an update to its Mortgage Banking booklet of the Comptroller’s Handbook, which was last updated in March 1996. The Mortgage Banking booklet generally provides guidance for bank examiners and bankers regarding mortgage banking...

More Than Five Years Later, the Bush Administration Is Still Losing Environmental Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/14

I previously noted that the record of the Bush administration in defending its rulemaking decisions was dangerously near the Mendoza Line. Indeed, even four years after Bush left office, it was continuing to lose decisions. Now, we can say that the...

Federal Circuit Holds Foreseeable Equivalents Infringe Under Doctrine of Equivalents

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/14

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held Wednesday that the doctrine of equivalents covers alternatives that were foreseeable at the time of application but not literally claimed. As a result, patent drafters will not be forced to draft...

Supreme Court Rejects NRA's Gun-Law Appeals

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/14

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a pair of NRA appeals challenging federal and state gun laws, leaving those laws more or less intact. The High Court on Monday declined to hear two NRA cases concerning the ability to sell guns to those under 21, Reuters reports. It also declined......

Federal Circuit: We Were Right the First Time, Claim Construction is Reviewed De Novo on Appeal

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/14

In Lighting Ballast Control LLC, v. Philips Electronics North America Corporation, [2012-1014] (February 21, 2014), the Federal Circuit en banc held that claim construction is a matter of law that is subject to de novo review on appeal, confirming...

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