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FDA Warning Letters Signal Narrowing of “Medical Food” Category

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

Manufacturers seeking to enter the medical food market face increased challenges. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has issued several Warning Letters to manufacturers of medical foods recently—including two letters in December...

Court of Appeal Confirms that Laborers and Materialmen Have Priority over Construction Lenders to Funds Used to Develop the Project

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

A California Court of Appeal recently ruled that a construction lender must make available to stop notice claimants those amounts which the lender has already disbursed to itself on the construction loan. (Brewer Corp. v. Point Center Financial,...

FERC Responds to Senate Inquiry about Physical Grid Security

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

On February 11, 2014, Acting Chairman Cheryl A. LaFleur of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) responded to a letter from four members of the Senate, which asked if further regulatory measures were needed to protect the physical security...

Court Sides With Federal Government Over Santa Monica Airport

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

As we reported last month, the United States of America and the Federal Aviation Administration had filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the City of Santa Monica in federal court seeking to confirm its alleged right to control the fate of...

Penalties For Marijuana Possession In Ohio

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

Ohio is not among the states, such as Colorado and Washington, that have decriminalized marijuana possession. Nor is Ohio one of the 21 jurisdictions that have legalized medical marijuana. In Ohio, it’s still against the law to possess even a trace...

Board Investigations And The Curse Of The Mummy’s Tomb – Part I

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

On this day in 1923, the tomb of King Tut was opened. It created a worldwide stir that has in many ways continued down into the 21st century. Clearly, the boy ruler influenced Steve Martin , (How’d you get so funky?, Funky Tut). Moreover, when the...

Philadelphia Joins a Growing List of Jurisdictions Requiring Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnant Workers

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

Philadelphia now expressly requires employers to provide reasonable workplace accommodations to pregnant employees and thus joins in a growing trend of jurisdictions expanding the rights of pregnant women in the workplace (including New York City and...

What Property Can I Keep in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

Although the basic concept of Chapter 7 bankruptcy involves liquidating assets to repay creditors, the law is not intended to leave individuals or businesses without any assets. This is why filers can exempt certain assets from liquidation....

Morgan Stanley and FHFA Reach RMBS Settlement

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

On February 4, Morgan Stanley disclosed in a regulatory filing that it has agreed, in principle, to a settlement for US$1.25 billion with the Federal Housing Finance Agency to resolve claims pending in the United States District Court for the...

Employer “Pay or Play” Mandate Final Regulations Issued—Major Impact on Educational Institutions

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/02/14

Like all other employers across the country, educational institutions have been awaiting final rules to determine their compliance strategy for the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared Responsibility provisions (better known as the employer “pay or...

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