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RPJ’s Alice K. Jump Featured in Fox News Coverage of Katy Perry’s $15 Million Real Estate Dispute

RPJ’s Alice K. Jump was recently quoted in a Fox News article covering the ongoing legal battle between Katy Perry and U.S. Army veteran Carl Westcott over the sale of a $15 million Montecito California mansion. The dispute began when Westcott, after selling the 8.9-acre property to Perry, sought to...

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The Show Can Go On: Second Circuit Analyzes Copyright Grants Involving Play Adaptations of “To Kill a Mockingbird”

by Gregory Feit Fans of Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, admirers of walk-and-talk screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, Broadway enthusiasts, and devotees of esoteric copyright law recently hit the Venn diagram jackpot.  That’s thanks to the late July 2025 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the...

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Federal Circuit Sides with J&J in Patent Battle over Schizophrenia Drug Regimen

By Nafsika Karavida and Lucia Mead Last week, in a significant win for Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a Johnson & Johnson company), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) upheld the district court’s ruling in Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., affirming that Teva had failed to...

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Daniel Ain Raises Title IX Concerns Over NCAA’s $2.8 Billion Athlete Compensation Settlement in an Article for “Business Insider”

In a recent article for Business Insider, RPJ’s Daniel Ain discusses the groundbreaking House v. NCAA $2.8 billion settlement and significant legal questions it may raise, particularly around gender equity and Title IX compliance.  The settlement, which marks a historic shift in college athletics, allows schools for the first time...

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Hollywood Strikes Back: Disney and Universal Sue A.I. Platform Midjourney for Copyright Infringement

by Daniel Jason Ain In a landmark legal action, Disney and Universal have jointly filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against generative A.I. image platform Midjourney.  This marks the first time that major Hollywood studios have sued A.I. startups for copyright infringement....

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