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S.D.N.Y. Holds TILA Short-Form Credit Card Notice Violations Subject To Statutory Damages

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

On November 4, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that credit card holders may pursue statutory damages for alleged violations of Regulation Z’s short-form credit card notice requirement, even though the short-form...

State and Local Tax Issues in Construction

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Every business has an accountant or finance resource. This resource spends 150% of his or her time handling the cash flow, paying the bills, and filling out the requisite federal income tax returns. What is usually missing is time to focus on state...

Digging in the Dirt? Allocating Environmental Liability in Real Estate Transactions

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

While adverse environmental conditions may be unavoidable, appropriate due diligence can help both real estate buyers and sellers avoid a liability mess. The conveyance of commercial or industrial real estate often involves allocation of...

Are Women Financially Disadvantaged by Divorce?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

In 2009, Stephen Jenkins, chair of the Council of the International Center for Research on Income and Wealth, confirmed what many suspected — that divorce makes women poorer and men wealthier. The study showed that the divorced men surveyed showed an...

Three Steps to an Effective Whistleblower Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Everyone should have one. If you need more convincing, please read my post, or any post for that matter, about the record $14 million award the SEC recently made to a whistleblower who helped to uncover investment fraud. Violations of securities...

Confused About the Difference Between a Will and a Trust?

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

If you are confused about the difference between a will and a trust, you are not alone. Both documents help protect families and indicate who will receive certain assets and make decisions upon a family member’s death. However, wills and trusts...

Winshall v. Viacom Int’l Inc., C.A. No. No. 39, 2013 (Del. Oct 7, 2013)

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

In this opinion, the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware affirmed the Court of Chancery’s judgment granting the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, rejecting a claim by a stockholder...

Pepper Hamilton opens Silicon Valley office with 3 Goodwin Procter partners

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

One of Philadelphia's best-known law firms has planted its flag in Silicon Valley. Pepper Hamilton announced Tuesday that three intellectual property partners from Goodwin Procter have opened the firm's new Redwood City, Calif., office, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.

"Shareholder Activism in the US Banking Industry"

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Although the 2012 and 2013 proxy seasons saw increased (and highly publicized) shareholder activism across a range of industries, that trend has not yet made its way to the U.S. banking industry. Over the last two proxy seasons, aside from Nelson...

'Tis the Season for Holiday Advertising Tips

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Small business owners: Need some holiday advertising tips for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, or the rest of the shopping season? With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, it's time to prepare for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.

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