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Record-breaking $14m Payout Highlight of SEC’s Annual Report

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13

On November 15, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower (OWB) released its third Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program to Congress, which details information on OWB’s activities and bounty...

Australian Government's Plans for Unenacted Tax

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13

At the time the Coalition Government (Government) was elected in September 2013, there were 96 tax and superannuation proposals announced by the previous government that had not been enacted. On 6 November 2013, the Government released a statement...

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda - November 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13

In This Issue: - Administrative Items - Electric Items - Gas Item - Hydro Item - Certificate Items - Excerpt from Certificate Items: C-1: Revisions to Auxiliary Installations, Replacement Facilities, and Siting and Maintenance...

Proposed California Ballot Initiative Targets Dealer Markups

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13

Recently, the consumer advocacy group Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety announced that it submitted a new ballot initiative in California that would, among numerous other things, prohibit dealer markups in auto finance transactions....

Dad Arrested for Picking Up Kids at School on Foot

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13

A Tennessee dad was arrested last week for violating a school policy that prohibits parents from picking up kids at school on foot ahead of parents picking their children up by car.

Treasury Bond Rule Will Be Costly For Clearinghouses

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13

According to Businessweek, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission will be voting today on a new rule that will result in Treasury collateral being subject to a “prearranged and highly reliable funding arrangement.” Should the rule be passed,...

Final Regulations on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 and New Affordable Care Act FAQs

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13

Final regulations have been issued implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (Act). The Act generally requires group health plans (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide parity...

Equity Crowdfunding Under Federal Law: Intermediaries

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13

On October 23, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission released proposed rules for implementing the crowdfunding exemption from the Securities Act registration requirements that is set forth in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act)....

Influential Appeals Court Rejects Attempt by Former In-House Counsel to Use Privileged Information Against Company in Whistleblower Lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13

The pool of potential qui tam relators may have just shrunk a little, based on a recent decision by the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that has put the ability of in-house lawyers to become qui tam relators into serious question. At least according to...

Cullen v. State Farm - The Ohio Supreme Court Returns to Rule 23 Issues

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13

On November 5, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio adopted the class certification principles announced in the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes and Comcast v. Behrend. In Cullen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., __...

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