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Crimes on Cruise Ships: 3 Things to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/14

Cruise ships are often a focal point of criminal activity, with unsuspecting passengers often turning into unwitting victims.

Announcing a Job Move on LinkedIn or Facebook - Breach of Contract or Fair Game?

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/14

It is always worthwhile to talk about current developments in the area of social media and employment law, and to look back at their contextual import. Much of the fun, however, lies in playing the forecasting game, and identifying potential trends...

Prepare To File H-1B Petitions By March 31

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/14

Employers and foreign nationals should note that the new H-1B quota numbers for fiscal year 2015 will become available on April 1, 2014. Employers should start preparing new cap-subject H-1B cases immediately to maximize their chances of being able...

Retired Arizona judges are entitled to promised pension increases, state supreme court says

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/14

Citing a state constitutional guarantee, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that lawmakers can’t trim pension increases for retired judges.

Federal Reserve Board Proposes To Repeal Duplicative Regulations Amend Identity Theft Red Flags Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/14

On February 12, the Federal Reserve Board proposed to repeal its Regulation DD, which implements the TISA, and Regulation P, which implements Section 504 of the GLBA because the Dodd-Frank Act transferred rulemaking authority for those laws to the...

Oracle v. Rimini Ruling Shows Importance of Clarifying Consultants’ Rights in IT Agreements

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/14

Oracle USA, Inc. (“Oracle”) brought suit against Rimini Street, Inc. (“Rimini”), a software support-services provider. Rimini offers licensees of Oracle products a secondary source for support of Oracle applications. In the case at issue, Oracle...

Pa. Amendments to Installment Sales Statutes Require Attention

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/14

Changes to two Pennsylvania statutes governing installment sales will take effect on November 27, 2014, as a result of House Bill 1128, signed into law by Governor Corbett as Act No. 2013-98 (Act 98). Act 98 repeals the state’s Motor Vehicle Sales...

Human or Technology Assisted: Imperfect Review Can Still be Defensible (SDNY)

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/14

It’s a common refrain that, while courts have allowed the use of technology assisted review, no court has yet blessed the outcome of an imperfect technology assisted review process over the objection of another party. But dicta in Judge Denise Cote’s...

SEC No-Action Letter Exempts M&A Brokers from Federal Registration Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/14

On February 3, 2013, the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Trading and Markets publically issued a significant no-action letter advising that M&A brokers do not need to register as broker-dealers to facilitate mergers,...

SEC Acknowledges Ethical Obligations May Preclude Voluntary Reporting Out By Attorneys

By EsqSocial Corporation 21/02/14

In 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules that purportedly immunized attorneys who, subject to specific conditions, reveal confidential information to the SEC. 17 C.F.R. § 205.3(d)(2) Technically, the rule permits, but does not...

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