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I am an experienced Wikipedia editor but have a COI here as a paid editor working for Kaplan Hecker, the law firm of Roberta Kaplan. As per COI, I will propose edits here, except in cases of unsourced contentious material, such as personal attacks, as per WP: BLP.

BC1278 (talk) 12:39, 12 October 2018 (UTC)BC1278[reply]

Request Edit - New Photo

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

I would like to request that the photograph of the subject of this article in the infobox be switched. The new photo can be found at thumb|Portrait of Roberta "Robbie" Kaplan http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robbie_Kaplan.jpg This photo is more recent. I have a conflict of interest as a paid representative of the subject of the article through my employer, The Levinson Group. I will not make direct edits to the article, as per WP: COI. Please let me know if I can help. George*965 (talk) 18:30, 16 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 16-SEP-2019

Edit request implemented Spintendo 23:50, 16 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Out of date article

There is a detailed article in WaPo today about Roberta Kaplan.^[1] The Wikipedia article should be updated to include more information about Kaplan's other high profile cases, as witness some RS coverage cited below:

20190906 Amber Heard lawsuit^[2] (Variety article notes "Kaplan has also defended Melanie Kohler, who was sued for defamation after accusing producer Brett Ratner of rape, and Moira Donegan, the creator of the "shitty media men" list.") WaPo article talks about Heard and also says Kaplan's firm recently withdrew, ^[3]
20191104 E. Jean Carroll lawsuit.^[4]^[5]^[6]
20200924 Mary L. Trump lawsuit^[7], mentioned in the lead without having been explained in the body.

I have no COI about Roberta Kaplan, and never heard of her until I read about her this morning in WaPo. But if you look at my userpage, you will see that I care about getting better representation of notable women in Wikipedia. I am adding some citations I found concerning these cases in case other users want to improve the article. 19:28, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

References

^ Heller, Karen (December 7, 2018). "Attorney Roberta Kaplan is about to make Trump's life extremely difficult". Washington Post. Retrieved January 18, 2021. Roberta Kaplan's clients include writer E. Jean Carroll, who filed a defamation case after Trump claimed she was "totally lying" about her allegation that he raped her a quarter-century ago in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room, and niece Mary L. Trump, who claims that Trump and two of his siblings deprived her of an inheritance worth millions.
^ Maddaus, Gene (September 6, 2019). "Amber Heard Seeks to Toss Johnny Depp's $50 Million Defamation Suit". Variety. Retrieved January 18, 2021. Amber Heard has hired attorney Roberta Kaplan to defend her from a $50 million defamation suit filed by ex-husband Johnny Depp. Kaplan is a co-founder of the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund, and has represented two other women who were sued after leveling high-profile allegations of sexual abuse. Kaplan is not being compensated through the fund to defend Heard, according to a source familiar with the arrangement
^ "Amber Heard's lawyer Roberta Kaplan withdraws from her case; Johnny Depp's attorney eager to know the reason". MSN. June 15, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021. According to media reports, Kaplan Hecker & Fink LL have said in an official statement that travel and logistics have become an expensive affair and they would like some local attorney to take over the case.
^ Reinhard, Bet (November 4, 2019). "New York writer who accused Trump of sexual assault sues him for defamation". Washington Post. Retrieved January 18, 2021. Trump said Carroll was 'totally lying' and 'not my type' when she made her accusation this summer. Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said she intends to prove that Trump acted with 'malice,' meaning that he knew his statements were false or showed reckless disregard for the truth.
^ Gerstein, Josh; Cheney, Kyle (October 27, 2020). "Federal judge rebuffs Justice Department's bid to aid Trump in defamation case". Politico. Retrieved January 18, 2021. U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan ... said the actions that precipitated the suit—Trump's recent denials of Carroll's rape claims from the 1990s—were not related to Trump's job as president and did not amount to official business.
^ Mangan, Dan (November 25, 2020). "DOJ appeals ruling that kept Trump as defendant in E. Jean Carroll rape claim case". CNBC. Retrieved January 18, 2021. It remains to be seen whether the new Attorney General will agree that Trump was acting within the scope of his employment as President when he defamed our client. In any event, we are confident that the Second Circuit will affirm the District Court's comprehensive and well-reasoned opinion.
^ Feuer, Alan (September 24, 2020). "Mary Trump Sues President and Family, Claiming Fraud of Millions". New York Times. Retrieved January 18, 2021. The suit, filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, accused Mr. Trump, his sister Maryanne Trump Barry and their brother Robert Trump, who died in August, of fraud and civil conspiracy....In a statement issued by her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, Ms. Trump said her family had betrayed her by 'working together in secret to steal from me'

She resigned from Time's Up (organization), not from the Me Too movement

There is already information in Career section, cited to five sources, about Kaplan's resignation from Times Up. The repeated attempt[1][2] by JFerrell007 to add a new sentence saying she "resigned from the MeToo movement due to accusations that she bullied victims" is inaccurate, POV, and unconstructive. HouseOfChange (talk) 17:23, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The third attempt [3] by JFerrell007 to add similar text is similiarly inaccurate and unconstructive, and contrary to WP:NPOV and MOS:LEAD. Beccaynr (talk) 21:48, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In what way it is incorrect? I provided a reference and everything. What else do you need? Here are more links https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/time-s-leader-roberta-kaplan-resigns-after-criticism-reportedly-aiding-n1276337 https://apnews.com/article/roberta-kaplan-times-up-resigns-f549dee46459e588797e1199376d632b — Preceding unsigned comment added by JFerrell007 (talk • contribs) 21:51, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Are any issues with accuracy present? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JFerrell007 (talk • contribs) 21:53, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@JFerrell007: First of all, you should read Wikipedia articles before you edit them. Her resignation from Times Up is already in the article. Second, you should read Wikipedia talk page discussions before you add your own comments. As already explained, RK resigned from "Times Up" not "Me Too." Third, you are violating 3RR by continuing to insert unchanged an inaccurate POV-pushing sentence whose flaws have been explained on this talk page and which has been removed from the article by at least two other editors. HouseOfChange (talk) 22:03, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, so I will edit it to include Times Up not Me Too. And in what way am I pushing a POV? It is 100% factual. Any other questions or concerns? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JFerrell007 (talk • contribs)

@beccayr, why were my changes undone. The information is already included in the article. Please let me know your line of reasoning so I can have a greater understanding of why my edits are being removed. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by JFerrell007 (talk • contribs)

(edit conflict)x2 Your ongoing attempts to restore the disputed content [4], [5] and disruption to the article [6] make it challenging to provide a rapid reply about how none of the sources support the content, e.g. "resigned from #MeToo", and how your characterization of what the sources actually state about allegations is contrary to WP:NPOV, and the placement also appears to be contrary to MOS:LEAD, which states It is not a news-style lead or "lede" paragraph. Please do not continue adding the content that is disputed due to good-faith BLP objections until consensus is obtained about compliance with Wikipedia's content policies, per WP:BLPREQUESTRESTORE. Thank you, Beccaynr (talk) 22:14, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, how can I start the process of obtaining of consensus on Wiki? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JFerrell007 (talk • contribs)

I think it would help to add a WP:SIGNATURE to your comments, and you can review the WP:CONS policy. Beccaynr (talk) 22:27, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[WaPo0118-1] Heller, Karen (December 7, 2018). "Attorney Roberta Kaplan is about to make Trump's life extremely difficult". Washington Post. Retrieved January 18, 2021. Roberta Kaplan's clients include writer E. Jean Carroll, who filed a defamation case after Trump claimed she was "totally lying" about her allegation that he raped her a quarter-century ago in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room, and niece Mary L. Trump, who claims that Trump and two of his siblings deprived her of an inheritance worth millions.

[AH_Variety_2019-2] Maddaus, Gene (September 6, 2019). "Amber Heard Seeks to Toss Johnny Depp's $50 Million Defamation Suit". Variety. Retrieved January 18, 2021. Amber Heard has hired attorney Roberta Kaplan to defend her from a $50 million defamation suit filed by ex-husband Johnny Depp. Kaplan is a co-founder of the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund, and has represented two other women who were sued after leveling high-profile allegations of sexual abuse. Kaplan is not being compensated through the fund to defend Heard, according to a source familiar with the arrangement

[AH_MSN_0615-3] "Amber Heard's lawyer Roberta Kaplan withdraws from her case; Johnny Depp's attorney eager to know the reason". MSN. June 15, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021. According to media reports, Kaplan Hecker & Fink LL have said in an official statement that travel and logistics have become an expensive affair and they would like some local attorney to take over the case.

[EJC_WaPo_1104-4] Reinhard, Bet (November 4, 2019). "New York writer who accused Trump of sexual assault sues him for defamation". Washington Post. Retrieved January 18, 2021. Trump said Carroll was 'totally lying' and 'not my type' when she made her accusation this summer. Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said she intends to prove that Trump acted with 'malice,' meaning that he knew his statements were false or showed reckless disregard for the truth.

[EJC_Polit_1027-5] Gerstein, Josh; Cheney, Kyle (October 27, 2020). "Federal judge rebuffs Justice Department's bid to aid Trump in defamation case". Politico. Retrieved January 18, 2021. U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan ... said the actions that precipitated the suit—Trump's recent denials of Carroll's rape claims from the 1990s—were not related to Trump's job as president and did not amount to official business.

[EJC_CNBC_1125-6] Mangan, Dan (November 25, 2020). "DOJ appeals ruling that kept Trump as defendant in E. Jean Carroll rape claim case". CNBC. Retrieved January 18, 2021. It remains to be seen whether the new Attorney General will agree that Trump was acting within the scope of his employment as President when he defamed our client. In any event, we are confident that the Second Circuit will affirm the District Court's comprehensive and well-reasoned opinion.

[MLT_NYT_0924-7] Feuer, Alan (September 24, 2020). "Mary Trump Sues President and Family, Claiming Fraud of Millions". New York Times. Retrieved January 18, 2021. The suit, filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, accused Mr. Trump, his sister Maryanne Trump Barry and their brother Robert Trump, who died in August, of fraud and civil conspiracy....In a statement issued by her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, Ms. Trump said her family had betrayed her by 'working together in secret to steal from me'

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