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Acting Dean Oberdiek reported today the tragic news that Professor Greg Lastowka died late last night, “surrounded by his wife Carol and their sons Adam and Daniel, following a courageous year-long battle against a rare and aggressive form of throat cancer.”  As a member of the faculty since 2004, Greg was a leading scholar of intellectual property … Continue reading Mourning Professor Greg Lastowka…

        Professor Ellen P. Goodman is thrilled to announce the receipt of a grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation in support of a RIIPL project on digital journalism.  The grant comes from the Foundation’s journalism sustainability project, with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.  Working with students, Goodman … Continue reading Professor Goodman and RIIPL to Guide NJ Journalists on Digital Newsgathering Law…

By: Brittney Cafero (Rutgers-Camden Law Class of 2015)  Rolling Stone is likely to be liable if a University of Virginia fraternity sues it for defamation, as threatened. UVA’s Phi Kappa Psi (PKP) fraternity has said it will sue the magazine for a story published in November 2014 entitled, A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault … Continue reading Why UVA Fraternity is Likely to Succeed Against Rolling Stone…

Prof. Carrier was interviewed on Wall Street Journal TV about the European Union’s charges against Google for favoring its services over those of rivals.

Issues of pay-for-delay settlements are percolating in the courts: California Supreme Court, 3rd Circuit, district courts. Next up: the the 1st Circuit, reviewing the dangerous Loestrin decision. In In re Loestrin 24 FE Antitrust Litigation, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island issued a concerning ruling on drug patent settlements. The court … Continue reading New article on Loestrin pay-for-delay case…