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Paper or Plastic? A Question for California's Courts

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/13

The California Environmental Quality Act, better known as “CEQA,” has proved to be fertile ground for the raising of legal challenges to public agency action throughout the state. Indeed, CEQA is without a doubt one of the most highly litigated...

A Question Of Nomenclature – The GCL Versus The CCC

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/13

A colleague recently asked me why some Bylaws refer to both the California Corporations Code and the California General Corporation Law. The simple answer is that these aren’t the same thing. The General Corporation Law is a part of the...

A Workplace Run Amok: Richie Incognito and the Miami Dolphins

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/13

For the past week, our national news has been filled with reports about the decision by Miami Dolphin football player Jonathan Martin to leave the team as a result of hazing and harassment to which he was subjected by teammates, particularly Richie...

FAA Issues Roadmap for Unmanned Aerial Systems

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/13

On November 7, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued long awaited plans for integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), also commonly referred to as “drones,” have...

Hawaii OKs Same-Sex Marriage; Ill. Pending

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/13

Hawaii became the 15th state to legalize gay marriage on Wednesday, with Gov. Neil Abercrombie signing the historic bill after it was passed by the state Senate on Tuesday. Abercrombie's signing comes 23 years after Hawaii's marriage equality struggle began in 1990, The Associated Press reports.

APRA Releases Prudential Practice Guide On Managing Data Risk

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/13

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ("APRA") has issued the final version of its new prudential practice guide, "Prudential Practice Guide CPG 235 - Managing Data Risk" ("Data Guide"). The Data Guide aims to assist financial institutions,...

Impeach Holder? A group of House Republicans is pursuing the idea

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/13

Eleven Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to seek the impeachment of Attorney General Eric Holder in a resolution to be introduced on Thursday.

Prosecutor will seek sentence for lesser crime after man is convicted of killing ailing wife

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/13

The mandatory sentence for a 68-year-old Ohio man convicted of killing his ailing wife is life in prison.

Kinder, gentler 2nd Circuit softens Scheindlin criticism, but sticks with removal order

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/13

The federal appeals court that booted Judge Shira Scheindlin from a stop-and-frisk case is softening its criticism of her actions in the case. The New York-based 2nd U.S.

Lawyer is acquitted in alleged plot to bribe a witness after another attorney is convicted

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/11/13

A lawyer sobbed when Rhode Island jurors acquitted her on Tuesday in an alleged plot to bribe a stabbing victim not to testify. Lawyer Donna Uhlmann was acquitted on all four counts, the Providence Journal reports.

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