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Nossaman Partner Provides Expertise to NCHRP's Second Volume Addressing Management of NEPA-Related Risks in Project Delivery

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/06/14

The Transportation Research Board of the National Academies (“TRB”) has released its second volume of guidance addressing risks in project delivery, including risks associated with the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). This second volume...

Scalia’s vocabulary is more complex than those of Shakespeare and Jay-Z, study finds

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/06/14

Justice Antonin Scalia has the most complex vocabulary of any current justice, and even bests Shakespeare, according to a computer analysis of word repetition. But Scalia’s vocabulary can’t compete with that of rapper Aesop Rock.

Department of State Releases July 2014 Visa Bulletin

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/06/14

Bulletin shows nearly four years of advancement in the EB-2 category for applicants chargeable to India and minor advancement for applicants chargeable to China as well as significant advancement in the EB-3 category for applicants chargeable to the...

Summer Semester Checklist – Revisiting Your Coach’s Contract

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/06/14

In the “quiet” period for intercollegiate athletic competition, compensation to college coaches has taken center stage. During the ongoing trial in the O’Bannon v. NCAA litigation, the plaintiff’s expert economist highlighted the financial benefits...

Guest Post: USPTO Public Forum on Patent Guidance: My Thoughts as a Speaker and Attendee

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/06/14

It has now been a week since the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office held its public forum on the March 4th Guidance For Determining Subject Matter Eligibility Of Claims Reciting Or Involving Laws of Nature, Natural Phenomena, & Natural Products (the...

Deconstructing a Letter of Intent for Business Owners, Part 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/06/14

I recently appeared on an episode of the Private Equity FunCast: “The Art (and Science?) of the LOI” to talk deal terms with private equity masters Devin Mathews and Jim Milbery. This well-spent hour got me thinking about how confusing some of the...

A Better Way Out? Exit Services in Outsourcing

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/06/14

As with any business relationship, the end of an outsourcing can be a difficult time. Happy, trouble-free exits are rare. Emotions often run high, there may be pending legal claims in relation to the termination circumstances that triggered the exit,...

Is It Legal to Hit Your Kids?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/06/14

Hitting your children is a sensitive moral topic for many parents, but it is worth discussing whether it is even legal.

Change of Venue: A Holistic Approach

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/06/14

Access to justice is a recurring theme. Considerable resources are allocated to assist in improving access to our courts on a timely basis. And yet our trial lists are long and our wait time for civil trials is growing. It is not surprising that...

The Washington Court of Appeals Strengthens the Ability of Lenders to Obtain Summary Judgment Against Commercial Guarantors on Post-Foreclosure Deficiency Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/06/14

Post-foreclosure deficiency lawsuits against guarantors of commercial loans can be expensive and time consuming — particularly when measured against the sometimes uncertain collectability of the deficiency judgment. Under Washington state law, if a...

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