Social media companies have historically been shielded from all liability connected with the content appearing on their platforms as a result of Section 230 of The Communications Decency Act.

Golf legend Jack W. Nicklaus recently secured a decisive legal victory against the company that bears his name, Nicklaus Companies, LLC (the "Company").

Sometimes we stand up for justice, and sometimes we march, but Rosa Parks remained seated. She was arrested for refusing to comply with a racist ordinance in the city of Montgomery...

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.

It is a common practice to insert "non-solicitation" clauses in employment contracts and severance arrangements. But what does the term...

Sometimes, the purpose of a lawsuits isn’t financial recovery. Sometimes a plaintiff may file suit to spark public interest, to prompt institutional change, or simply to obtain an apology where none was given. Whatever the motivation, the overarching goal can eclipse personal interest entirely. In Dearica Hamby’s lawsuit against the WNBA and the Las Vegas Aces, her public statements made clear that the fight was always about something much bigger than herself.[

In a landmark legal action, Disney and Universal have jointly filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against...

An Ohio jury recently awarded $22.5 million to a woman whose company initially denied her request to work remotely during a high-risk pregnancy.

It is no secret that in recent years, there has been a push toward greater gender equity in sports. Organizations like the NBA, the WNBA, the NCAA, and other professional and collegiate athletic leagues...

Last Wednesday, February 7, marked National Signing Day, the first day of the year when high school seniors can officially commit to play a sport at a National Collegiate Athlete Association (NCAA) college or university.

Our Firm has recently reported (here and here) on courts' application of the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) and the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to nonresident plaintiffs...

With the Supreme Court's oral argument docket coming to an end, many are curious what the outcome will be for the "reverse racism" case heard this term: Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services...

Last month, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., a landmark pharmaceutical patent dispute concerning whether a generic drug manufacturer may face liability for induced patent infringement after marketing a “skinny-label” generic that omits patented uses from its FDA-approved labeling.

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...

Employees' personal social media accounts are often open for all to see. Employers may discipline or even terminate an employee whose viewpoints or statements are construed as offensive, harassing, or discriminatory.

Attorneys are fielding a lot of questions from employers that wish to electronically monitor their employees.

Federal contractors who want to continue receiving federal funding, while also maintaining their diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility ("DEIA") policies and programs...

On August 25, 2023, in Perry et al. v. City of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that if an employer requires overtime work...

RPJ's corporate intellectual property practice is overseen by Partner Deena R. Merlen and Business and Legal Affairs Manager Katie Bigley, who share the following important warnings about fraudulent USPTO communications and misleading solicitations.

Earlier this month, in Smith v. Spizzirri, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires district courts to stay a lawsuit pending arbitration...