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REGULATION CROWDFUNDING: Proposed Rules by the SEC to give effect to the Crowdfunding Provisions of Title III under the JOBS Act: PART II: Requirements Pertaining to Crowdfunding Intermediaries

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on October 23, 2013, released its long-awaited proposed rules, Regulation Crowdfunding[i], to implement the crowdfunding provisions of Title III of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act)[ii] ....

District Court Orders Production of Litigation Funding Agreement

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

In the patent infringement action between Cobra International, Inc. ("Cobra") and BCNY International, Inc. ("BCNY"), BCNY filed a motion to compel several documents, including a litigation funding agreement. Cobra opposed the motion asserting that...

Investigating Employee Complaints of Workplace Bullying

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

Workplace bullying is once again receiving significant media attention after a Miami Dolphins offensive lineman, Jonathan Martin, lodged allegations of bullying and harassment by fellow lineman Richie Incognito and other unnamed teammates. While the...

Deferred Prosecution May Be Saving Grace for Young Offenders

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

A top running back for North Carolina State ran afoul of the law this summer due to an argument with his girlfriend in a school library. Based on conduct, including grabbing and pushing the young woman, he was arrested for assault on a female by...

The Future of NC Medicaid Behavioral Health: Will We Soon Be Down to Eight MCOs? Two More Monkeys Jumping off the Bed?!

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

Remember the song “10 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed?” Ten little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and broke his head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”...

Textbook Mistake: Message to Wrong Number Lands Dealer in Jail

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

A particularly inept aspiring New Jersey drug dealer recently texted himself all the way to jail by messaging a detective he mistakenly believed was a potential customer. After agreeing to meet at a local pizza parlor, ostensibly for the sale of a...

What Is Mortgage Fraud?

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

Mortgage fraud includes various illegal schemes involving material misrepresentation, misstatements, or omissions that relate to property or a potential mortgage.

Don’t You Forget About Me! Mandatory Paid Sick Leave and Expiring Collective Bargaining Agreements

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

As you may recall, in 2011, Connecticut become the first state in the nation to enact mandatory paid sick leave legislation. This mandatory paid sick leave law, which became effective January 1, 2012, required most public-sector employers with more...

CFPB Issues Interpretative Rule and A Guidance Bulletin on HOEPA Homeownership Counseling Lists

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

The CFPB issued an interpretive rule describing the data instructions for lenders to use in complying with HOEPA. The HOEPA rules require, among other things, that lenders provide applicants with a list of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies....

The Clock is Ticking for Implementation of “Enhanced Notice”: The 6 Questions Online Service Providers Should be Asking about Online Behavioral Advertising Following Increased Enforcement Warning

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/11/13

Walking around a department store isn’t the only time you’re being tracked while you shop. If you’ve ever visited a web page and seen an advertisement for the exact same pair of shoes you were looking at on a different web page the day before, then...

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