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Skating Over Copyright Law

Move over Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. After the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in 2014, the International Skating Union changed its rules in figure skating competitions to allow figure skaters to skate to music with lyrics to appeal to younger audiences who tune in to watch the Olympics (goodbye Swan Lake!). Now...

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Ace Ventura v. Joe Exotic

Nothing defined life in the time of COVID quite like Tiger King and, quite like COVID, we are still talking about Tiger King nearly two years later.  On Christmas Eve, the production company behind Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls sued Netflix and the producers of Tiger King for copyright infringement...

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Introducing our newest colleagues John A. Beranbaum, Christine Clarke and Katherine (“Katie”) Bigley

RPJ is delighted and honored to welcome our newest colleagues to the team: John A. Beranbaum John A. Beranbaum joins RPJ’s strong practice in employment law, litigation, arbitration, mediation, and trial advocacy. With over 30 years of litigation and trial experience, Mr. Beranbaum regularly counsels clients navigating complex workplace circumstances...

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Congress Passes Legislation Banning Forced Arbitration of Claims of Sexual Assault and Harassment

The Senate today, acting on a bipartisan basis, passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, which prohibits employers from requiring employees to arbitrate claims of sexual assault or harassment.  The bill was approved earlier this week by a large bipartisan majority in the House of...

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RPJ Partner Nicole Page Quoted in Article on Ageism and Sexism in the Workplace

Yesterday, Nicole Page was quoted in an article by Deborah Copaken in her newsletter Ladyparts entitled, "Ageism Part II: Getting Fired." The essay explores the experiences of middle-aged women in corporate America facing termination as their employers seek more inexperienced employees that they can pay less, while male employees continue to...

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Lust, Love and Liability

Earlier this week, it was announced that CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker has resigned from his position, effective immediately.  A couple insiders reportedly stated that he was going to be fired if he did not quit. Mr. Zucker’s abrupt departure is but the latest headline-grabbing instance of a top executive...

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RPJ Client Anna Holmes Illuminates Life of “Goodnight Moon” Author Margaret Wise Brown for the New Yorker

On Monday, RPJ client Anna Holmes published The Radical Woman Behind “Goodnight Moon” on the New Yorker, exploring the life and work of Margaret Wise Brown. Her children's books, including the classic "Goodnight Moon," rejected the moral instruction of classic fables and folktales, in favor of stories that reflected the preoccupations,...

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