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"EU Derivatives Trade Reporting Obligations to Begin on February 12, 2014"

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

Starting February 12, 2014, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) will require EU-counterparties to all derivative contracts, whether traded on or off exchange, to report certain trade information and details to a registered trade...

WEBINAR: Conducting an Internal Investigation: Managing Messages, Risks and Outcomes

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

In today’s regulatory environment, the prospect of a health care provider having to conduct an internal investigation is not a matter of “if,” but “when.” Whether an internal investigation is handled effectively or ineffectively may have significant...

Accused of threat to witness, convicted drug dealer exits federal courthouse when judge revokes bond

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

Accused of threatening a witness Sunday, a convicted drug dealer freed on bond pending sentencing showed up at the federal courthouse in Chicago on Tuesday to respond to a prosecution motion asking that he be taken into custody. But after U.S.

HHS's Mixed Messages: Identifying a Federal Healthcare Program When You See It

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

Recent seemingly contrary determinations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have fueled industry speculation regarding whether qualified health plans (QHPs) available on the health insurance exchanges would be considered...

Court Certifies TILA Class Action Lead by Familiar Plaintiff/Counsel Team

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

A New York Federal court has certified a class action against Ann Taylor LOFT for violations of the Truth in Lending Act (see Opinion & Order in Kelen v. World Financial Network National Bank, Case No. 12-CIV-5024)....

U.S. Supreme Court Leaves Important Fair Use Ruling Undisturbed

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

More than a century ago, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes warned that it would be dangerous for people trained only in the law to decide the worth of a work of art—at least outside of the narrowest and most obvious limits. As Holmes said: “At the one...

Missouri court rules jury waiver applies here, there, and everywhere

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

What happens when one loan document contains a jury waiver but another doesn’t? For the lender, all may not be lost. That was another important holding from the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District in Midland Property Partners, LLC v....

LGBT Workplace Legal Developments - Senate Passes Employment Non-Discrimination Act – What’s Next?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”) passed the United States Senate on November 7, 2013, but is expected to languish and fail in the House. However, even if ENDA fails, this does not mean that employers need not worry about discrimination...

Sanofi-Aventis v. Pfizer Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2013)

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

Last week, in Sanofi-Aventis v. Pfizer Inc., the Federal Circuit affirmed an award of priority to Pfizer by the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in an interference involving the cDNA for the human interleukin-13 receptor binding chain...

A Giant Leap: EU-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Negotiations to Be Launched Formally

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/11/13

Negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty between the European Union and China are expected to be formally launched during the EU-China Summit next week. Though the launch would be just the first step in a long negotiation process, it would also...

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