RPJ is proud to congratulate Partners Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis and Alice K. Jump, along with Special Counsel Lawrence Brocchini and Fred Fucci, on their 2019 selection to Super Lawyers. We also congratulate Associate Jill Kahn Marshall on her selection to Super Lawyers' Rising Stars! Super Lawyers has previously recognized Mr. Brocchini as well...
Reavis Page Jump LLP is pleased to announce that it acted as counsel to Clark, New Jersey-based Vandegrift Forwarding Company, Inc. in its sale to an affiliate of Danish shipper A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S. RPJ Special Counsel Frederick R. Fucci and RPJ Partner Lawrence Brocchini negotiated the Purchase and Sale Agreement...
In a rare, but limited, win for employees on the issue of arbitration of employment disputes, a unanimous Supreme Court today ruled in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira that trucking company New Prime Inc. cannot compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) in a class action alleging failure to...
RPJ congratulates Litigation, Employment and Intellecutal Propery Partner Larry Brocchini on his selection as a 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyer, specifically in the area of Appellate Practice and Advocacy. The Super Lawyers distinction is given to only 5% of attorneys in the New York Metro area. In October, Mr....
The Second Circuit issued a decision on March 16, 2018, that will make recovery of punitive damages by people suing for discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) easier than under Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Law. The decision, Chauca v. Abraham, involved an appeal...
In an important employment discrimination case, the en banc Second Circuit held that “sexual orientation discrimination constitutes a form of discrimination ‘because of…sex,’ in violation of Title VII.” This decision overturns prior Second Circuit precedent and now allows claimants to assert sexual discrimination claims based on sexual orientation under federal...