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Global Connection - November 2013: Anti-Corruption On a Global Scale: The FCPA is No Longer Considered the Only Game In Town

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

The Global Connection has extensively covered the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) over the years. With the advent of the U.K. Bribery Act, the FCPA was finally having real competition by another country as a result of a multi-lateral...

Reinsurance Alert: Equitas Ltd And Another V Walsham Brothers & Co Ltd

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

In Equitas v. Walsham Bros, the Commercial Court ruled on a number of key legal issues concerning the duties owed by Lloyd's brokers to remit funds promptly to clients and to reinsurers. BACKGROUND - Equitas is the successor to Lloyd's...

WARF Could Avoid Federal Circuit Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

On November 25, 2013, Consumer Watchdog (“CW”) and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (“WARF”) responded to the Federal Circuit’s Order directing each party to brief whether CW, as a third party requester, has standing to appeal the U.S. Patent and...

Governor Yellen Addresses Bank Director Removal Over Foreclosure Practices; Lawmakers Press Regulators On Independent Foreclosure Review Details

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

On November 18, Federal Reserve Chair nominee Janet Yellen responded to a recent inquiry by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) seeking more details about the Federal Reserve Board’s process for determining whether bank officers or directors should be...

Georgia Bankruptcy Exemptions You Need to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

Although bankruptcy follows federal legal guidelines for the most part, certain aspects differ based on state laws. In Georgia, for example, state law dictates that certain items are considered exempt property. These exemptions may or may not match...

SEC CustodyFest Vol. 2: Electric Boogaloo

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

I know you’ve been eagerly awaiting the return of SEC CustodyFest. Let’s turn to the second matter brought by the SEC on October 28th: Further Lane Asset Management. This case actually did not revolve around the investment adviser custody rule; other...

Viruses, Trojans and Spyware, Oh My! The Yellow Brick Road to Coverage in the Land of Internet Oz – Part I

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

We’re not in e-Kansas anymore. And there’s no denying that present day internet Oz, while extraordinary, is increasingly scary. Cyber attacks of various types continue to escalate across the globe. As aptly stated by one commentator: “Cybercrime is...

Texas Supreme Court Set to Hear Case Involving Subsurface Trespass Claim

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

Last week, the Texas Supreme Court agreed to hear a suit that could determine whether landowners in the state have a cause of action for trespass when water from underground injection wells migrates onto their property. The Court’s decision in...

Federal Circuit Reverses Board Rejections That Strayed From Claim Construction

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

In the non-precedential decision in In re Eaton, the Federal Circuit reversed the USPTO Board decision affirming rejections of anticipation and obviousness. The court found that the Board decision strayed from its own claim construction and was...

NJ Assemblyman Railroaded in DUI Arrest Gone Horribly Wrong

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/12/13

When New Jersey Assemblyman Paul Moriarty turned into a Gloucester County restaurant to grab lunch, he was shocked to see the flashing lights of the police cruiser that had followed him for several miles. Moriarty hadn’t been speeding or committing...

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