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Editorial: Fla.'s 'Safe Harbor' Most Litigators Are Not Familiar With

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/11/13

First mortgage lenders acquiring title to collateral consisting of condominium units or homes in a homeowners community are afforded protection against assessment liability under both the Florida Condominium Act (Chapter 718 of Florida Statutes) and...

Were women convicted in ‘ritual abuse panic’? Junk science law aids their release

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/11/13

Three women who were convicted of sexually abusing two girls have been released from prison, thanks to a new “junk science” law in Texas. The women were accused of abuse in 1994 at a time of headline-making ritualistic abuse cases.

Real Property, Financial Services & Title Insurance Case Law Update: November 19, 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/11/13

I. FLORIDA STATE CASES - ILAN NIEUCHOWICZ - Foreclosure/Rehearing: trial court’s order denying motion to vacate foreclosure sale considered final order separate from final judgment of foreclosure and was subject to motion for rehearing under Fla....

Payment Card Group Refines Data Security Standards

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/11/13

On November 7, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), an organization that develops standard for payment card security, released updated data security standards. One standard applies to entities involved in payment card processing—merchants,...

Anti-Discrimination Laws: Retailers Beware!

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/11/13

In August, we heard about the difficulties Oprah Winfrey encountered during an upscale shopping trip in Switzerland. It appears the issue hits quite a bit closer to home. In yesterday’s Women’s Wear Daily, there appeared an article pointing out that...

Prominent Va. attorney and lawmaker stabbed by son in attempted murder-suicide, authorities say

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/11/13

A prominent Virginia attorney and state lawmaker was stabbed Tuesday morning by an adult son during an attack at his home, and is in fair condition after being airlifted to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Sen. R.

Major League Baseball’s Antitrust “Exemption” Is Immune From Judicial Overrule

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/11/13

The City of San Jose, California, entered into an option contract to lease land to the Oakland A’s, a Major League Baseball (“MLB”) club, for the construction of a new stadium. The land was within the exclusive territory of another MLB club, the San...

Innocent Bystanders: The Rewards and Risks of Lending a Helping Hand

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/11/13

When most people see others injured or in danger, their immediate instinct is to jump in and try to assist in any way possible. While people’s motives are undoubtedly pure, the real value of their help and the wisdom of their intervention is not...

Exceptions in Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Not Necessary to Preserve Weight-of-the-Evidence Claim on State-Court Appeal

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/11/13

In a unanimous en banc decision, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania held on November 12 in In re Estate of William O. Smaling, No. 3353 EDA 2011, that filing exceptions to a Pennsylvania Orphans’ Court order is not necessary to preserve...

Before Adopting a Restrictive Covenant Program, Check For Fundamentals?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/11/13

A relatively recent Connecticut Superior Court decision holding certain non-compete and non-solicitation covenants unenforceable illustrates the need for businesses to focus on fundamentals in creating and litigating these provisions. It also...

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