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The Family Tree Release Date Announced

RPL client Driving Lessons, LLC announces today on indieWIRE that its upcoming film The Family Tree will be released in theatres on August 26th, 2011 in New York and Los Angeles. The film portrays an off-beat, contemporary American family and stars Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Max Thieriot, Brittany Robertson and...

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Facing Trauma Series Picked Up

Discovery Fit & Health has picked up Facing Trauma produced by RPL client Park Slope Productions for series. This series follows plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Jacono as he helps victims of domestic abuse, violent crime and disfiguring accidents recover from their traumatic injuries.

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Crooked Arrows Casts From the Area

Announced in a recent New York Post article, RPL client and producers of the upcoming film Crooked Arrows look to fill the remaining casting spots with lacrosse athletes from the tri-state area. Please return to our news page for more information as we get closer to the production and distribution...

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The Redemption of General Butt Naked

Since winning the Excellence in Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, The Redemption of General Butt Naked, directed by Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion, has been making the rounds on the film festival circuit. For our friends in New York and DC who wish to see...

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The U.S. DoL’s “Timely” Offer

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the availability of a Smartphone application designed to help workers keep track of their work hours and the amount of wages they are owed. Compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch, this free application (which is available in English and Spanish) helps users...

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Meyer Illustrations

We are proud to announce that RPL client Stanley A. Meyer's illustrations have recently been published in the book by James Swan titled 101 Things I Hate About Your House. Congratulations, Stan, on your beautiful work and this exciting accomplishment!

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The USPTO Seeks Comments

The United States Patent and Trademark Office invites comments about the extent to which the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board should become more directly involved in settlement discussions concerning inter partes proceedings such as trademark oppositions, cancellations and concurrent use cases. Written comments must be received on or before June...

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RPL Partner Teaches Fordham Seminar

RPL Partner Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis is teaching a seminar at Fordham University School of Law this semester titled Sexuality and the Law. With an emphasis on constitutional doctrines, including equal protection, due process/privacy, and freedom of speech and association, the seminar addresses how legal rights, protections, and deprivations based...

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Final Regulations Implementing the ADAAA

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") has announced final regulations to implement the ADA Amendments Act ("ADAAA").   As explained in the EEOC's press release, "[T]he regulations are designed to simplify the determination of who has a 'disability' and make it easier for people to establish that they are protected...

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