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The Chronicle of Higher Education Features Mark H. Moore in Article on Colleges’ Liability Amidst COVID-19

As colleges and universities across the country make decisions about whether to return to in-person classes in the fall, and what that will look like, they face numerous obstacles and liability concerns. The Chronicle of Higher Education published an article on May 29 illuminating the many issues, featuring quotes and...

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Nafsika Karavida Discusses U.S. and EU Approaches to Vaccine Patents and Compulsory Licensing Amid COVID-19

Governments, pharmaceutical companies and medical researchers around the world are racing to produce a vaccine for COVID-19, as well as potential drugs to fight the virus in those who contract it. The numbers show at least 70 reported potential vaccines and 150 other drugs for treatment that are in development...

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Nicole Page Quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek on Post-Pandemic Changes to Corporate Contracts

As companies start to re-write contracts and plan for deals in a mid- and post-pandemic world, lawyers everywhere have started to edit emergency and force majeure clauses to shift the focus from price reduction to risk management. Bloomberg Businessweek published an article this morning covering the issue, which projects that businesses will...

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Deena Merlen Featured in Yahoo Money Article on Landlords Checking on Renters’ Stimulus Payments

Last week, Yahoo Money published an article discussing the growing concern over landlords and other creditors checking on the status of renters’ federal stimulus payments through the IRS’s online “Get My Payment” portal. Because landlords often have renters’ social security numbers and birthdates on hand, some have taken to checking up...

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Alice Jump Quoted in Law360 Article “Legal Pitfalls Loom for Employers Reopening Post-Pandemic”

RPJ Partner Alice K. Jump was quoted Law360's April 22 article entitled, “Legal Pitfalls Loom for Employers Reopening Post-Pandemic.” The article was published on Law360's website, and as the lead story in its Employment and Corporate newsletter, and covers the legal dangers and logistical challenges faced by employers as states begin to...

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IndieWire Quotes Nicole Page on How Production Companies Will Cope with Coronavirus Uncertainty

Since the coronavirus outbreak hit, TV and film production shut down nearly everywhere, but now the industry is looking towards what it will mean for production practices and policies when the cameras start rolling again. An article for IndieWire, published on April 20, discusses the measures production companies may have...

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