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The Cross-Border Perspective: Name Changes and Other Post-Filing or Registration Events Under the UCC and the PPSA

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/02/14

We are U.S. lawyers and don’t practice Canadian law. But we seize every occasion that we have to deepen our understanding of the differences between U.S. and Canadian law. Why? Because understanding the differences allows us to better customize the...

Update: Federal Government Aggressively Pursuing Health Care Fraud

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/02/14

The July 2013 alert, Federal Government Aggressively Pursuing Health Care Fraud, stressed the importance of self-audits for health care providers. With the Obama administration taking a hard-line approach to repeat offenders and high Medicare billing...

Detroit Bankruptcy Update: Plan of Adjustment Filed, Trial Set

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/02/14

Under the Chapter 9 Plan of Adjustment filed on Friday of last week, Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr urged retirees to vote on a quick exit from bankruptcy by offering smaller-than-expected pension cuts. For non-uniformed city employees, Orr...

Pringle v. Adams - USCA Ninth Circuit, February 21, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/02/14

In October 2010, Bryan Pringle sued The Black Eyed Peas, music producers David Guetta and Fred Riesterer, and their respective music publishers and record companies for copyright infringement. Pringle claimed that The Black Eyed Peas’ hit 2009 song...

Second Circuit Confirms LMRDA Only Protects “Members In Substance”

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/02/14

Brady v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, No. 13-cv-2038 (2d Cir. Feb. 3, 2014): The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of a Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) claim against a union and its...

DIFC Continues To Establish Its Arbitration-Friendly Credentials With Recent Amendment To DIFC Arbitration Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/02/14

Following a recent amendment to the Dubai International Financial Centre1 (DIFC) Arbitration Law, it is now clear that matters brought before the DIFC Courts which are governed by a valid arbitration agreement shall be stayed by the Courts in favour...

IRS Releases Its “Roadmap” Of The Transfer Pricing Audit Process

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/02/14

The US Internal Revenue Service has released its Transfer Pricing Audit Roadmap, a 26-page outline of the two-year transfer pricing audit process, emphasizing up-front planning and a fact-based approach for examiners....

Recent National Defense Authorization Act Presents Opportunities for Small Business Contractors

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/02/14

The recently enacted National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (NDAA 2014) contains some noteworthy provisions that will impact how small business contractors compete for and perform Federal contracts. The NDAA 2014 provisions relating...

Second Circuit Holds That New York City Commission On Human Rights’ Procedures Satisfy Constitutional Due Process

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/02/14

Rosu v. City of New York, No. 13-cv-243 (2d Cir. Feb. 7, 2014): Underlying this case, Mircea Rosu filed a complaint with the New York City Commission on Human Rights alleging that his manager and coworkers discriminated against him. After the...

Top Legal Issues Facing Suppliers in 2014: Antitrust

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/02/14

High on the Foley & Lardner LLP priority list of top antitrust issues facing automotive suppliers for 2014 was the broad and aggressive criminal antitrust investigation of the auto parts industry by the U.S. Department of Justice. As Foley reported...

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