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Family Businesses and Environmental Liability

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/14

We all know that environmental laws impose heavy liability on businesses that release environmental contaminants into the air, soil or water. The family business is not immune to such liability. In fact, many multi-generational family businesses have...

Overstock Under Scrutiny: Does This Recent Decision Represent a New Wave of California Litigation for Sellers of Consumer Products and Services?

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/14

It is not often that a decision from a California trial court receives or deserves as much attention as the recent tentative decision issued by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Wynne Carvill in the State’s case against Overstock.com. In People of...

What Stipulations Can Be Included in a Premarital Agreement?

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/14

Just as there are many reasons why a couple may choose to enter into a premarital agreement, the issues they cover can vary significantly. California law has relatively few limitations for these contracts, as long as they do not affect the right of a...

Real ID: Why Does My New York Driver’s License Have Two Expiration Dates?

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/14

Driver’s licenses in New York are generally valid for eight years. I just checked mine and see that it was last renewed in 2011 for an eight-year term expiring on my birthday in 2019. The issuance date and expiration date are clearly shown at the...

NLRB 2013 Year in Review and 2014 Initiatives

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/14

Key labor law developments of 2013 are reviewed here for employers to consider as they look ahead to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) developments in 2014. Employers should prepare to respond to the NLRB's continued scrutiny of employer policies...

Apple v. Samsung Sanction Decision: the Bark Is Worse Than the Bite as Apple and Nokia Overreach in Their Request for Sanctions

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/14

To resolve Apple and Nokia's request for sanctions against Samsung from Samsung's violation of a protective order, the court ordered written discovery and depositions to determine the extent of the violation. After discovery and several hearing, the...

Bona Fide Lease of Illegally Converted Garage May Survive Foreclosure of Real Property Through End of Lease Term

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/14

Even a lease of an illegally converted garage is protected from foreclosure through the end of the lease term under the federal Protecting Tenants Against Foreclosure Act of 2009 (“PTFA”), except where the purchaser of the foreclosed property intends...

Is the Future Test Year History?

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/14

Is the Future Test Year History? Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, awaits final ruling by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on whether its proposed future test year will be adopted in its gas...

Woody Allen made an ‘unprovoked, gratuitous’ attack on my character, ex-prosecutor claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/14

A former Connecticut prosecutor who decided not to prosecute Woody Allen in 1993 is expressing outrage over the filmmaker’s op-ed in the New York Times. The prosecutor, former Litchfield State's Attorney Frank Maco, wasn’t mentioned by name in Allen’s article, but he is unhappy all the same.

Should You Sue Over a Stolen Invention?

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/14

Here's a timely question on National Inventors Day: If someone steals your invention, what can you do about it? Calling the cops may not help, but you may be able to sue the culprits. For example, remember the Apple v. Samsung case in which the two tech giants fought over......

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