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Thalidomide plaintiffs agree to $80M settlement in Australian case; discovery continues in US

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

Decades after women were given Thalidomide to combat morning sickness during pregnancy in the 1950s and 1960s and wound up delivering babies with missing or deformed limbs and other birth defects, survivors are still seeking compensation.

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - December 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

In This Issue: - New Trade Agreements Spark Old Divides Over Trade Promotion Authority Renewal - China Continues To Violate WTO Obligations For Injury Determinations - President Obama Expands Select USA - China Issues Guidelines To Cut...

Workers’ Comp Fraud Is Latest Wave of Hurricane Sandy Damage

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

While the first anniversary of Hurricane Sandy is upon us, investigators of a special task force are still discovering the devastating aspects of this unprecedented superstorm. Indeed, cleanup and recovery efforts have helped thousands of residents...

Can Someone With a Criminal Record Still Find a Job?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

Recent statistics indicate that 1.5 million North Carolinians, more than 10 percent of the state’s population, have criminal records. In response to a 30 percent spike between the years of 2006 and 2008, the state legislature expanded opportunities...

Update: New Reporting Requirements Deadline for Physician-Owned Hospitals Extended to March 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the deadline for physician-owned hospitals seeking to avail themselves of the “whole hospital” exception or “rural provider” exception to the Stark Law to report ownership and investment...

The intersection of perk-based and securities-based crowdfunding, and defining the "issuer" under Proposed Reg CF -- financing for film and entertainment

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

In the world of perk-based crowdfunding, film and entertainment projects have been some of the most successful projects. But perk-based financing has its limits even in this glamorously attractive industry. Today my fellow panelists and I at the...

Alberta Court Imposes Large Fine For Employer In Calf-Roping Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

On October 31, 2013, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench released the sentencing decision in R. v. XI Technologies Inc., 2013 ABQB 651. The Court of Queen’s Bench sentenced the employer to a fine of $275,000, inclusive of the victim fine surcharge....

IRS Adopts Final Regulations On Reporting Mortgage Insurance Premium Payments

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued final regulations requiring financial institutions and other persons who receive mortgage insurance premiums aggregating $600 or more during calendar year 2013 to report such payments on IRS Form 1098....

CFPB Issues Report On Compliance Costs

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, has issued a report entitled “Understanding the Effects of Certain Deposit Regulations on Financial Institutions’ Operations: Findings on Relative Costs for Systems, Personnel, and Processes at Seven...

Sea Level Rise Guidance For Agencies, Cities

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

In 2008, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive order calling for the development of a statewide strategy and ordered state agencies to plan for sea level rise impacts. And Oct. 14, following Gov. Jerry Brown's call to action following...

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