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Starbucks Loses 'Charbucks' Trademark Appeal

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

After more than a decade of protracted litigation, Starbucks lost its trademark battle against Charbucks, a coffee produced by a small, family-owned New Hampshire roaster.

Judge denies Jodi Arias bid to move murder-sentence retrial, but bans TV cameras in court

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

The sentencing-phase retrial in the high-profile murder case of Jodi Arias won't be moved away from Phoenix, an Arizona judge has ruled.

Proposed Massachusetts Regulations Governing Risk-Bearing Provider Organizations

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

On November 7, 2013, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance (“DOI”) published a Notice of Hearing and proposed regulations regarding the certification of Risk-Bearing Provider Organizations (“RBPOs”). These regulations are being issued under Chapter...

To Patent or Not to Patent

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

Mathematical proofs—remember those from as far back as high school geometry? Wait: That sounds painful and boring. This isn’t a blog post about math; it’s a post about patents…ummm, that also sounds boring and painful, doesn’t it? Well, just trust...

Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act Violates Charter

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

The Supreme Court of Canada has just held that the collective right to freedom of expression in a lawful strike situation trumps an individual’s right to control their information in a public setting, striking down the Alberta Personal Information...

California Department of Conservation Publishes Notice of Proposed Regulations for Well Stimulation

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

On November 15, 2013, the California Department of Conservation (“DOC”) published the notice of proposed rulemaking action regarding draft regulations for well stimulation. These proposed regulations will implement SB 4, which Governor Brown on...

SEC Enters Into First Deferred Prosecution Agreement with an Individual

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) announced on Tuesday that it entered into its first Deferred Prosecution Agreement (“DPA” or “Agreement”) with an individual in connection with a possible enforcement action. The...

Guarantors Beware! A.R.S. § 33-814 May Not Save You from a Deficiency Judgment

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

In First Credit Union v. Courtney, 309 P.3d 929, 669 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 18 (Ct. App. 2013), the Arizona Court of Appeals rejected three creative arguments that A.R.S. § 33-814 protected the guarantors from paying on their guaranty. The opinion provides...

Federal judge’s gender and race requirements for class-action lawyers may merit review, Alito says

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to a federal judge’s order that three law firms serving as class counsel staff the case with lawyers whose gender and race reflect the composition of the class. Justice Samuel A.

Watch out for those gifts to Plan Sponsors

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

I have been a New York Giants football since the days of Ray Perkins, Brad Van Pelt, and Joe Danelo and actually attended my first game where the G-Men beat the Packers. It reminded me of a client my third party administrator (TPA)(which I worked...

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