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Taking a Moment to Listen

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

I was reading today about how scientists across the nation are working together to try to solve a mystery. Apparently tiny hairs inside the ear are key to hearing. These tiny hairs are not alone. They are supported on your auditory epithelium by at...

Alorica Pays $135,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

Company's Predecessor Unlawfully Fired Employee With Bipolar Disorder and Depression While on Short-Term Disability Leave, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Alorica Inc., a telesales and data services company that acquired Ryla Teleservices,...

Mexico To Vote On Historic Amendment To Open Oil Industry To Private Investment

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

The Mexican Senate has introduced a constitutional amendment that, if approved, would open the country’s oil market to foreign and private investors. Currently, oil production is controlled exclusively by the state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex)....

BigLaw firm is accused of dragging its feet in return of capital contribution

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

A former partner at Chadbourne & Parke who left the firm on Sept. 27 to jump to Andrews Kurth is seeking the return of her capital contribution in a lawsuit filed about a month later.

[Video] FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 30-Interview with the FCPA Professor-Part 2

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

This episode 30 is Part 2 of my interview with the FCPA Professor....
By: Thomas Fox

Ethics complaint over judge’s Federalist Society appearance is dismissed

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

A federal appeals judge who appeared at a Federalist Society dinner did not violate the ethics rules because the event was not a fundraiser, according to the chief judge of the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Autocomplete search led to government stalking, lawsuit contends

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

Image from Shutterstock. A former employee with a government contractor claims the government began a campaign of harassment against him because of Google’s autocomplete feature.

Akerman partner’s death is ruled a suicide

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

The death of Akerman Senterfitt partner Richard Sharpstein has been ruled a suicide. Sharpstein’s housekeeper found him dead in the bathtub, submerged in about a foot of water, at his Miami Beach condo on Tuesday.

Lawyer who copied page from judge’s appointment book faces censure recommendation

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/12/13

An attorney-ethics review board is recommending a censure for an Illinois lawyer accused of being “less than candid” about how he got a copy of a page from a judge’s personal appointment book. The lawyer, Samuel Cahnman, is also a Springfield, Ill., alderman.

European Commission Simplifies Procedures Under the EU Merger Regulation

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/12/13

On 5 December 2013, the European Commission adopted its “Merger Simplification Package” with the stated objective of cutting red tape and reducing costs for businesses in EU merger filings. The package broadens the scope of the simplified procedure...

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