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FINRA Cracking Down on “No Fee” Advertising

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

FINRA recently expressed concerns about broker-dealers who advertise “free” or “no fee” services for retail brokerage accounts and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). FINRA Rule 2210 requires that broker-dealers’ communications are fair and...

Proving the “Prior Action” Requirement of a Malicious Prosecution Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

When a party prevails in a legal proceeding, he or she sometimes will seek further vindication by way of a malicious prosecution action. However, no matter how frivolous the prior action was, not all legal proceedings are recognized by California...

Dodd-Frank News: November 2013: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

In This Issue: - Recent Cases ..Dodd-Frank Prohibition on Arbitration ..Statutory Damages Under TILA ..Preemption ..Declaratory Relief ..HAMP Claims ..Constitutional Challenge to Dodd-Frank ..Whistleblower Protection - News &...

CFPB rejects (again) trade group efforts seeking retraction of white paper on payday and deposit advance loans

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

In addition to our own criticism of the CFPB’s April 2013 White Paper on payday and deposit advance loans, the paper has drawn well-deserved fire from industry. As we reported, that fire included a June 2013 petition to the CFPB filed by the...

OESA Regional Meeting – Chicago Automotive Supplier Industry Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

Are you aware that General Motors (“GM”) issued new general terms and conditions (“Terms”) for direct material, customer care & aftersales, and tooling purchases effective for requests for quotation issued on or after July 15, 2013? You are in the...

International Tax News - November 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

US-SWISS VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PROGRAM: DEADLINES ARE LOOMING – SWISS BANKS NEED NOT PANIC, BUT MUST ACT SWIFTLY AND THOUGHTFULLY - The recently announced voluntary bank disclosure program between Switzerland and the US offers worried Swiss banks...

Mongolian Mining Sector Update: Regulatory Uncertainty and Risk Mitigation Strategies

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

Recent developments in the Mongolian mining sector depict an increasingly unpredictable business environment, which severely constrains the foreign mining companies’ ability to invest and operate in the country. Major regulatory uncertainties ranging...

Texas Public Information Act: Uniform Trade Secret Act Broadens the Scope of Protection

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

The 83rd Texas Legislature recently enacted Senate Bill 953 and created the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act ("TUTSA") in Chapter 134A of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. For companies wishing to defend their corporate information from...

California Will Not Allow Health Insurers to Reinstate Coverage

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

More than a million California residents whose health plans were cancelled under the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, will not be able to keep their existing coverage, despite President Obama’s directive that insurers keep such plans available...

California Will Not Allow Health Insurers to Reinstate Coverage

By EsqSocial Corporation 25/11/13

More than a million California residents whose health plans were cancelled under the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, will not be able to keep their existing coverage, despite President Obama’s directive that insurers keep such plans available...

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