This month, New York federal district court Judge Laura Taylor Swain gave what is expected to be her final substantive ruling on the dispute between Sketchworks Industrial Strength Comedy Inc. and the copyright owners of the musical Grease, which Sketchworks’ musical Vape parodies. In her ruling, Judge Swain held that...
In Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., No. 21-328, 2022 WL 1611788 (U.S. May 23, 2022), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts, in analyzing a claim that a party has waived the right to arbitrate a dispute under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), should not impose a requirement of prejudice....
We live in a new world of virtual currency, the Metaverse, AI, and so many more developments that are disconnected from tangible physical objects. But the insurance industry’s approach to coverage for business losses due to COVID-19 remains rooted in the mid-20th Century, if not earlier. That is, the industry...
We are pleased to welcome our newest outstanding colleagues to the firm! Marie Pierre joins RPJ as our experienced Office and Personnel Manager, providing support in general office operations, human resources and personnel oversight, and client relations. Prior to RPJ, Ms. Pierre worked as the Paralegal Supervisor at the American...
It is graduation season. As children graduate high school and start preparing for college, once they reach 18 years of age, they are no longer “minors.” Most parents are not aware, but when the child gets to college, parents are no longer the automatic decision makers. For example, a parent...
At the upcoming 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, three of RPJ’s clients will premiere documentary feature films as part of the Festival’s Spotlight Documentary, Viewpoints and Documentary Competition selections. Tickets are available for purchase here. Naked Gardens, directed by Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan and produced by Tabs Breese, follows the...
Did you know that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade? Apparently many are upset because, in the words of Chief Justice Roberts, this leak is an “egregious breach of trust” and a “betrayal of the confidences of the court” which seems to be eclipsing the bigger...
On May 5, Variety featured Milisuthando Bongela's self-titled documentary on Black middle-class women in post-apartheid South Africa, as part of the 2022 Hot Docs Forum. The film, for which RPJ provides production legal services, is produced by Marion Isaacs for The Good Black Project, in co-production with Sonia Barrera and...
In the wake of the leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion, RPJ’s Christine Clarke will discuss next Thursday, May 19 what the decision will mean for New Yorkers and what we can do to protect women’s rights to bodily autonomy and access to safe reproductive care. Prior to joining RPJ,...
RPJ extends warm congratulations to all the extraordinary women named in Variety's 2022 New York Women's Impact Report. Each year, Variety highlights women who made an impact within the media landscape, with special consideration of the "Up Next" class looking to level up. The women saluted in this report include CEOs,...