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Jury Left To Decide If Camouflage Patterns Have Specific Protectable Elements

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Judge Land denied the summary judgment motion of Digital Concealment Systems, LLC (“Digital”), filed that its “A-TACS FG Camo” pattern does not infringe copyrights belonging to HyperStealth Biotechnology Corp. (“HyperStealth”).[1] In reaching the...

Taking Documents To Support Discrimination Claims Can Be Prosecuted As Theft, Notwithstanding Quinlan, New Jersey Appellate Division Holds

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

In State v. Saavedra, 2013 WL 6763248 (App. Div. Dec. 24, 2013), a public sector employee learned that he could be indicted for criminal theft for taking his employer’s highly confidential, original documents......

New York Federal Court Dismisses Derivative Suit Against Sons of Norway Executives

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

On February 6, the US Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a derivative suit against the CEO, general counsel and former international president of Sons of Norway, a fraternal organization. Former members of a local lodge brought...

'Dirty DUI' Sentencing: Ex-Cop Gets Prison Time

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

An ex-cop involved in the infamous "dirty DUI" scandal was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Wednesday, nearly three years after his 2011 arrest. Stephen Tanabe, 50, spoke contritely before a judge about his part in the scheme, the Contra Costa Times reports.

Whistleblowing and Data Privacy in France: A New Pragmatic Approach for Employment and Discrimination Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

The French data protection authority has extended the scope of whistleblowing protections to employment and discrimination claims....
By: McDermott Will & Emery

Comity and Commonality: A Tale of Two Identical Class Actions Brought By Forum-Shopping Plaintiffs’ Counsel

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

In Murray v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., No. C 09-5744, 2014 WL 563264 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 12, 2014), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied a motion for class certification that was practically identical to a motion brought...

Genericide: A Silent Killer

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Definition: A legal term for gentrification. The historical process whereby a brand name or trademark is transformed through popular usage into a common noun....
By: Hodgson Legal

FRB Proposes to Repeal Regulations P and DD and Amend Regulation V

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

The FRB issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to repeal its regulation implementing the Truth in Savings Act, Regulation DD, and the regulation implementing the provisions of the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act protecting the privacy of consumer financial...

There’s A Printer For That!

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Fresh off his last Tonight Show monologue, Jay Lento is scouring the vintage car dealers’ websites to find replacement wheel hubs for his antique BMW. Searching worldwide, he finds none. When his friend N. Gennyus mentions that he can make exact...

Employee Benefits Checklist

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/02/14

Employers that offer an array of benefits to their employees have done so often to keep their compensation packages competitive in the marketplace. Offering retirement and certain fringe benefit programs can be particularly cost-efficient, provided...

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