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May 11, 2023 Client News, Entertainment Law, RPJ News & Publications

With Title 42 Expiring Today, RPJ Is Especially Proud to Announce ‘Missing in Brooks County’ on the US Southern Border Crisis, Executive Produced by RPJ’s Heidi Reavis, Wins the Peabody Award for Best Documentary

Coinciding with the pandemic-era border restriction policy known as Title 42 expiring just last night and threatening to worsen an already urgent and unmanaged humanitarian crisis, RPJ is proud to have been directly involved in Missing in Brooks County, the award-winning feature length documentary exploring the human toll of the...

May 9, 2023 Employment Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Deena Merlen on Disability Discrimination and Reasonable Accommodations

The month of May has become a very popular month for raising awareness of a wide range of health conditions, particularly so-called “invisible illnesses” from which many suffer not only from the disease itself but also from the condition being less apparent and therefore perhaps less likely to be believed...

May 4, 2023 Intellectual Property Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

The End of an Era – The USPTO Goes Paperless – Almost

Did you know that the basis for U.S. patents go all the way back to the U.S. Constitution? If you didn’t know, now you know: Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution vests the Federal Government with the power to grant patents: “To promote the Progress of Science and useful...

May 2, 2023 Litigation & Dispute Resolution, RPJ News & Publications

Deed Theft: A Look into a Disturbing Trend and How New York State is Addressing the Problem

A growing concern in the real estate industry is known as “deed theft.” This occurs when a person loses ownership of their home by fraudulent means. This can happen in two different ways. One way occurs when a criminal records a forged deed transferring ownership to an LLC, which is...

April 28, 2023 Legal News, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, RPJ News & Publications

Donald Trump’s Failed Attempt to Shield His Social Media Attacks From Libel Claims Of E. Jean Carroll Based on Section 74 of the New York Civil Rights Law

This article discusses Section 74 of the New York Civil Rights Law, which provides “absolute” protection against a claim of defamation arising from a “fair and true report of judicial proceedings,” even if the report is made outside the courthouse. It also addresses the application of Section 74 to the...

April 27, 2023 Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Law, RPJ News & Publications

The Copyright Battle Between Trump and Woodward: Who Owns the Interviews?

Somewhat lost among the many ongoing and significant cases involving Donald Trump, from his recent indictment stemming from hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels to E. Jean Carroll’s defamation and sexual assault suit, is an interesting copyright suit filed by Trump in the U.S. District Court in Florida earlier...

April 17, 2023 Client News, Entertainment Law, RPJ News & Publications

‘Missing in Brooks County’ Nominated for Peabody Award

Very excited to share that Missing in Brooks County has been nominated for a Peabody Award - one of the most preeminent and distinguished awards in entertainment across all media including radio/podcast, broadcast television, film, documentary and news. Peabody Award nominees are selected annually from over 3,000 entries. Those entries...

April 13, 2023 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

Delaware Court of Chancery: Corporate Officers Have Duty of Oversight, and Sexual Harassment Is a Breach of Fiduciary Duty

In a first-of-its-kind ruling from earlier this year, the Delaware Court of Chancery (i) clarified that corporate officers of Delaware corporations (like corporate directors) are subject to the fiduciary duty of oversight, and (ii) held that sexual harassment by an officer constitutes bad-faith conduct breaching the duty of loyalty.[1] In...

April 12, 2023 Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications

NYC Set to Enforce Automated Employment Decision Tools Law in July 2023

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection just announced that it will begin enforcing the NYC Automated Employment Decision Tools (“AEDT”) law on July 5, 2023, delaying enforcement of a law which was originally introduced in 2021. Along with this announcement, the Department also published its Final...

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