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Highlights From The ITCTLA Annual Meeting (November 2013)

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The ITC Trial Lawyers Association (“ITCTLA”) held its Annual Meeting in the Commission Main Hearing Room on November 13, 2013. Highlights of the Annual Meeting included Chairman Irving Williamson’s Opening Remarks in which he advised that the...

Host Liability, 9th Edition - Liability for Injuries Sustained by Employees, Clients or Others as a Result of Alcohol Intoxication

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

This booklet is intended as a basic guide to host liability, which is the potential for personal and corporate liability for injuries sustained by employees, clients and other persons as a result of alcohol intoxication. This guide should not be...

Missing lawyer is suspended, after probe finds 58 cases in disarray

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

A Missouri lawyer has been temporarily suspended by the state's top court, after an investigation by the office of chief disciplinary counsel found he had apparently abandoned his practice. St.

Proposed New Prospectus Exemption for TSX Venture Exchange Companies (Except in Ontario)

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

On November 21, 2013, the securities commissions of each of the Canadian provinces (except Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador) issued for comment a new prospectus exemption for companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. If adopted, the...

Do You Love What You Do?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

There is no greater gift than to be able to do what you love. When people talk about their work as a passion, they often say that they would do it even if they were not paid. Their enthusiasm is contagious, their clients and colleagues feel it....

IRS Modifies FSA Use-or-Lose Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

The IRS recently modified the “use-it-or-lose-it” rule for healthcare flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to permit a limited carryover of unspent funds from one plan year to the next. Effective immediately, plan sponsors may amend their plans to...

More Confusion Likely Over California's "Paid Family Leave"

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

Earlier this year Gov. Brown signed into law an expansion of the state's "paid family leave" benefit. While the new law does not become effective until July 1, 2014, already media outlets have reported that employees will have expanded rights to paid...

Law Firm Review - December 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

Why a Plan Review Shouldn't Be Treated Like a Trip to the Dentist. Why it should and needs to be less painful than a trip to the dentist. When it comes to their health, people dread going to the dentist. I dread going to the dentist and I only...

Kraft v. Cracker Barrel: A Summary of Judge Posner’s Opinion and an Alternative Reverse Confusion Theory of Liability

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

In a unanimous opinion authored by Judge Posner, the Seventh Circuit recently upheld the district judge’s granting of plaintiff Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC’s motion to preliminarily enjoin defendant Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.’s sale of...

What Rights Do Landlords Have in California?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/12/13

Much is written and read about the rights of tenants. What about property owners? Believe it or not, landlords have rights, too. If you are a landlord in California, you may be unaware of your rights. Or worse yet, you may be relying on inaccurate or...

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