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[Video] Video: Claim Contruction in Post-Grant Proceedings

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Robert Greene Sterne, founding director of the intellectual property law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, discusses a critical topic in the current patent office litigation landscape -- claim construction in post-grant proceedings after the...

White House Releases Mental Health Parity Final Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

On November 8, 2013, the Departments of HHS, Labor, and Treasury jointly issued a final rule implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)....
By: King & Spalding

Supreme Court Requires Warrant to Search Computer Content

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Background - In R. v. Vu, the property owner was criminally charged with production of marijuana, possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and theft of electricity. The police had obtained a warrant authorizing the search of a...

Who Should Hold the Bag for Employment Liabilities When the Portfolio Company Goes “Belly-Up”? The private equity firm, maybe.

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

In the world of private equity, vast sums of money are raised by private investors who pool their money into collective funds in order to acquire companies, i.e., a “portfolio company”, with the goal of eventually flipping the portfolio company at a...

New York City Pregnancy Discrimination Law Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

On October 2, 2013, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed into law a bill amending the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to require most New York City employers to reasonably accommodate pregnant workers. The law applies to all businesses with four...

Top 5 Ediscovery Case Summaries - November 2013: California: Producing Over 200,000 Unsearchable TIFFs Not Enough to Warrant Default Judgment

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Kwan Software Eng’g v. Foray Techs, LLC, 2013 WL 5487421 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 1, 2013). In this case, the plaintiff motioned for a default judgment cued to the defendant’s untimely and inadequate production. The plaintiff’s first request for production...

Top 10 Tips for 11/12/13 Weddings

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Happy 11/12/13! Thinking about getting married today? You're not alone -- courthouses across the country are preparing for an onslaught of couples who want to wed on this rare (and easy-to-remember) sequentially numbered day, the ABA Journal reports.

Minnesota House sets Pre-filing of Bills Deadline for January 13, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

The Minnesota House has set January 13, 2014 as the deadline for the pre-filing of bill introductions for the 2014 Legislative Session. All pre-filed bills will be posted publicly and will be available for interim committee hearings....

Setting The Record Straight On The New General Solicitation Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

On September 23, 2013, the final rules eliminating the prohibition on general solicitation and advertising for certain offerings under Rule 506 went into effect. While this development was anticipated with much excitement by the angel and venture...

Private Fund Update – JOBS Act 2.0, BDC Reform, Small Business M&A Brokers

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

In this issue: - The President - The 113th Congress - Securities and Exchange Commission - Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) - Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC) - Excerpt from Private Equity Growth Capital...

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