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Willow Smith's Bedroom Photo Triggers CPS Investigation: Report

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/05/14

Willow Smith may already have a burgeoning career as a singer and actor. But at 13, she's still just a kid.

FERC Grants Rehearing on State Law Issues in Order No. 1000 Filings

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/05/14

In a trio of orders, FERC softened its approach to considering the effects of state law rights of first refusal in Order No. 1000 regional transmission planning, suggesting a move toward deference to state legal limitations on planning and greater...

SAMHSA to Hold Part 2 “Listening Session”

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/05/14

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) has scheduled a “public listening session” on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, to seek input on potential changes to the federal Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient...

Patent Reform Legislation Off The Table -- For Now

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/05/14

Earlier today, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, announced that he was taking the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S. 1720) off the Committee's agenda. He cited as the reason a lack of...

BAG: Keine Anwendung des arbeitsrechtlichen Gleichbehandlungsgrundsatzes bei Zusatzleistungen für Gewerkschaftsmitglieder

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/05/14

Der arbeitsrechtliche Gleichbehandlungsgrundsatz findet keine Anwendung, wenn ein Arbeitgeber mit einer Gewerkschaft im Rahmen von Tarifhandlungen vereinbart, für deren Mitglieder bestimmte Zusatzleistungen zu erbringen. Aufgrund der...

Insurance Recovery Law - May 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/05/14

New York Court Strictly Applies Draconian Policy Language, Holding Excess Coverage Forfeited By Settling With Underlying Insurers For Less Than Policy Limits - Why it matters: A New York appellate court has ruled that a policyholder that...

Asbestos Alert: Kesner v. Pneumo Abex, LLC

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/05/14

Employers Now Have Duty to Take-Home Exposure Plaintiffs - On May 15, 2014, the Court of Appeal answered a question which has been asked repeatedly since the Second District Court of Appeal published a decision in Campbell v. Ford Motor Co.(2012)...

Federal judge blasts lawyer who sued Usher and called opponents ‘cry babies’ in written filing

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/05/14

A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Wednesday blasted a Philadelphia-area lawyer for the "poisonous atmosphere" he had created by his "continual belligerence to opposing counsel." At the same time, U.S. District Judge Paul S.

Could Aaron Hernandez's Tattoos Contain Murder Clues?

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/05/14

Prosecutors in Aaron Hernandez's murder case are looking into whether the former football player's tattoos contain clues to his alleged murders.

The EEOC Strikes Again

By EsqSocial Corporation 22/05/14

In a suit filed in February, the Chicago District Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) argued that the separation and release agreements used by CVS Pharmacy were “overly broad, misleading, and unenforceable.”...

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