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Lending in Canada – Key Issues for Foreign Entities

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/12/13

This guide considers some of the key issues related to lending activities in Canada by foreign entities. Part I discusses the regulatory environment in which the foreign lender might be considered a “foreign bank” for the purposes of the Bank Act...

Massachusetts Federal Court Denies Reinsurer’s Motion to Enjoin Arbitration

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/12/13

Allstate Ins. Co. v. OneBeacon Am. Ins. Co., No. 13-12368-NMG, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146826 (D. Mass. Oct. 8, 2013). A Massachusetts federal court denied a reinsurer’s motion to enjoin arbitration. The reinsurer sought a preliminary injunction to...

Indalex: The Pennsylvania Superior Court Rejects Insurers' Attempts To Deny Coverage for Negligence Actions Involving 'Faulty Workmanship'

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/12/13

On December 3, 2013, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued its opinion in Indalex Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh PA, holding that insurance coverage is available to product manufacturers for negligence claims asserting...

Procedural Reform of EU Merger Control Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/12/13

On December 5, 2013, after a public consultation launched in March 2013, the European Commission adopted a package to simplify its review of concentrations under the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR). This initiative was undertaken by the commission to...

Your Nonprofit Has Gone Global: Now What Are Your U.S. and Foreign Tax Compliance and Reporting Obligations?

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/12/13

In this presentation: - Form of foreign operations - Foreign tax treatment of the foreign operations - U.S. tax treatment of the foreign operations - VAT/GST issues - Employee and independent contractor issues - U.S. compliance...

Appeals Court Dismisses Legal Challenge to New York RGGI Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/12/13

This week, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department (“Third Department” or “Court”), issued a memorandum decision in the case of Thrun v. Cuomo, dismissing a legal challenge to New York’s involvement in the Regional Greenhouse...

Environmental Law Alert: FWS Extends Eagle "Take" Permit to 30 Years | What You Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/12/13

It's official. On Friday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("FWS") issued for public inspection a final rule to extend the maximum term for programmatic "take" permits under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ("Eagle Act") to 30 years,...

Emergency Bridge Repairs at Bonner Bridge (News Note)

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/12/13

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has shut down Bonner Bridge on the Outer Banks this week due to emergency safety concerns. The life safety issues were discovered after routine sonar scanning identified excessive scouring...

Labor Letter, December 2013: Was It A Good Year Or Bad Year? The 2013 Employment Law Year In Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/12/13

It's pretty common each December to take stock and look back at the year that is ending, whether it’s recounting the happy times and counting one’s blessings, or reliving the disappointments and ruing over the regrets (and sometimes a bit of both)....

Top 5 Ediscovery Case Summaries - December 2013: Michigan: Court Allows the Production of Police Report Metadata to Criminal Defendant

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/12/13

United States v. Tutt, 2013 WL 5707791 (E.D. Mich. Oct. 21, 2013). In this criminal case, the court granted the defendant’s subpoena duces tecum for the production of the arresting officers’ personnel files, internal disciplinary records as well...

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