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Richard Buckley is a shareholder in the Firm’s Litigation practice group. In his 25-plus-years as a litigator, Richard has served as lead counsel in hundreds of matters and has served a wide variety of clients, including professional sports arenas and teams, automotive dealerships, commercial real estate landlords and tenants, event marketers, manufacturers, a market research firm, entertainers and real estate developers.

In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. break down the growing legal scrutiny around Polymarket, including allegations involving fabricated trading videos, undisclosed influencer payments, and coordinated reposting networks.

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Continue Reading The Briefing: The Polymarket Influencer Scandal: Fake Bets, Real Liability

Did Yellowstone copy another television series, or are the similarities simply part of the modern Western genre? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. break down Lauren Salkin’s copyright lawsuit against Taylor Sheridan and others over alleged similarities between Sovereign Nation and Yellowstone.

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Continue Reading The Briefing: Did Yellowstone Steal Sovereign Nation? Breaking Down the Taylor Sheridan Copyright Fight

In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. break down Moore v. Daily Mail, a new class action alleging the publication copied photos from social media without permission and falsely credited platforms like Instagram instead of the actual creators.

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Continue Reading The Briefing: Who Owns the Photo? Moore v. Daily Mail and the Limits of Copyright

When can a performer’s public criticism become a breach of contract? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Shareholders Scott Hervey and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. break down Kennedy Center v. Redd, a dispute involving musician Charles Redd, a canceled performance, a morals clause, and D.C.’s Anti-SLAPP Act.

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Continue Reading The Briefing: Kennedy Center v. Redd: How a Canceled Jazz Concert Became a Free Speech Fight

In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. break down the four main categories of intellectual property and explain why protecting these assets is critical to a company’s long-term value.

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Continue Reading The Briefing: IP Bootcamp – The Intellectual Property Framework Every Business Needs to Know