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Yale law students help file class action to seek benefits for thousands of Vietnam vets with PTSD

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Working at a Yale Law School clinic intended to help U.S. military veterans obtain benefits from the Veterans Administration, law students soon realized they were dealing with a bigger problem.

Part II: Is a Public Hearing Mandatory Pursuant to the Eminent Domain Procedure Law?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Our first installment in this series on condemnation procedures detailed a key element of the process found in the New York Eminent Domain Procedure Law (“EDPL”) – the public hearing. While the condemnation process generally begins with a public...

Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation: Third Department Clarifies Scope of Recoverable Medical Monitoring Damages in Waterborne and Airborne TCE Exposure Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

On the heels of the Court of Appeals’ landmark decision rejecting an independent cause of action for medical monitoring in Caronia v. Phillip Morris USA, on February 20, 2014, the Third Department decided Ivory v. IBM. Ivory is noteworthy because it...

Abbas Appeal Will Likely Force DC Circuit To Decide Erie Issue

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Unless something unexpected happens, the Abbas v. Foreign Policy Group appeal will force the DC Circuit to expressly decide whether the DC anti-SLAPP statute applies in federal court (the so-called “Erie” issue)....

Drones And HOAs: How Homeowners Associations And Condominium Associations Can Be Prepared To Deal With The New Technology

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Amazon.com’s recent announcement – that in the future it may utilize unmanned drones to deliver packages to individual residences – has created a host of novel legal issues that all homeowners associations should consider and plan for. Although...

Italy Real Estate Update - February 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

NEW RULES ON THE PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICES IN REAL ESTATE ASSET DEALS - Paragraphs 63 through 67 of section 1 of the Law no. 147 of 27 December 2013 (the so-called “Stability Law”), introduced certain new provisions applicable to the payment of...

Opened, Web-based Emails Are “Electronic Storage” as Defined by the Stored Communications Act (Massachusetts)

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Cheng v. Romo, 2013 WL 6814691 (D. Mass. Dec. 20, 2013). In this action, the plaintiff sued defendant for accessing the plaintiff’s web-based emails without authorization under the Stored Communications Act (SCA). The court first addressed whether...

The A, B, C’s of EEOC

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

You’ve found yourself in an EEOC mediation, with a charge that should not be particularly worrisome. But now, your supposedly neutral mediator is shaking his head and reporting that you can almost certainly expect to be sued by the EEOC if you don’t...

State Regulators Form Emerging Payments Task Force

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

On February 20, the CSBS announced the formation of an Emerging Payments Task Force to study changes in payment systems—including virtual currencies and other innovations—to determine the potential impact on consumer protection, state law, and banks...

Look Out For Upcoming Spring Deadlines For School Districts

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Spring brings a host of deadlines school districts should keep in mind. Here are some important dates for school leaders to mark on their calendars....
By: Franczek Radelet P.C.

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