Christine E Weller

July 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As our digital presence and "real" lives become increasingly intertwined, schools must determine where their obligation to review and investigate harmful student behavior starts and stops. As an example, pursuant to Department of Education guidance, a school is considered to be on notice of a potential Title IX violation if a responsible school employee knew, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known, about the alleged incident of sexual violence. This encompasses direct complaints from a victim as well as indirect notice from a member of the local community, on a social networking site, or from the media.

By Dina Leytes and Christine E. Weller

17 minute read

May 06, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

For many colleges and universities, hard-copy library reserves are a thing of the past. Many schools have taken to digitizing their reserve materials, allowing students to access required books and articles from the comfort of their dorm rooms.

By Dina Leytes and Christine E. Weller

9 minute read

March 22, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

It is an understatement to say that former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin has been getting a great deal of publicity lately.

By Ellen C. Brotman 
and Christine E. Weller

13 minute read

September 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

With September comes the new season, the new school year and an opportunity to look back as summer moves into fall. During this year, important changes were made to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct and the Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement relating to the way attorneys handle client money, either in Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts or trusts. These rules were amended because the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania felt that, while the Office of Disciplinary Counsel could adequately investigate and litigate cases of embezzlement and theft, the board's ability to identify and prevent these crimes needed to be strengthened.

By Ellen C. Brotman and Christine E. Weller

6 minute read

September 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

With September comes the new season, the new school year and an opportunity to look back as summer moves into fall. During this year, important changes were made to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct and the Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement relating to the way attorneys handle client money, either in Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts or trusts. These rules were amended because the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania felt that, while the Office of Disciplinary Counsel could adequately investigate and litigate cases of embezzlement and theft, the board's ability to identify and prevent these crimes needed to be strengthened.

By Ellen C. Brotman and Christine E. Weller

6 minute read

September 08, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Trademark law may prove to be an additional tool against cyber-squatters and, in some instances, cyber-gripers, and the ACPA may be another legal strategy for businesses to use.

By Dina Leytes and Christine E. Weller

9 minute read

September 08, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Trademark law may prove to be an additional tool against cyber-squatters and, in some instances, cyber-gripers, and the ACPA may be another legal strategy for businesses to use.

By Dina Leytes and Christine E. Weller

9 minute read

August 10, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Two recent federal cases in the Third Circuit highlight the challenges of punishing harmful expression through telecommunications.

By Ellen C. Brotman and Christine E. Weller

7 minute read

August 05, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

Two recent federal cases in the Third Circuit highlight the challenges of punishing harmful expression through telecommunications.

By Ellen C. Brotman and Christine E. Weller

7 minute read

June 19, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Appropriation artist Richard Prince finds himself at the center of yet another copyright controversy. As you may recall, in a highly publicized suit and appeal, photographer Patrick Cariou sued Prince for copyright infringement over images in Prince's show, Canal Zone. In Canal Zone, Prince appropriated images from Cariou's book, “Yes, Rasta,” and used those images as source material for a show he presented at Gagosian Gallery in 2008.

By Christine E. Weller

5 minute read