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.
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...
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...
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...
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!
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...
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...
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...
Just announced yesterday on Publishers Weekly, RPL clients Jessica Massa and Rebecca Wiegand have signed a book deal with Simon & Schuster. The concept of their book deals with romance and dating in the modern world and builds on their coined term, the 'Gaggle'. Congratulations Jessica and Rebecca!
On March 1, 2011, the National Women’s Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union, joined by the Women's City Club of New York and 31 other organizations, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in the case, WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. BETTY DUKES, et al., in support...