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Alaina Lancaster, based in San Francisco, covers disruptive trends and technologies shaping the future of law. She authors the weekly legal futurist newsletter What's Next. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @a_lancaster3
May 18, 2020 | The Recorder
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari in a case exploring the constitutionality of a platform's refusal to turn over user communications that could help alleged criminals build their defense.
By Alaina Lancaster
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May 13, 2020 | The Recorder
"I've stopped using the words 'going back to normal' because I don't think we're going back to whatever it was before," said Heather Federman, the vice president of privacy and policy for BigID.
By Alaina Lancaster
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May 5, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
"It has been decades since the Judiciary's judgeships needs were comprehensively addressed by Congress, and the pandemic has further highlighted the strain many courts are experiencing due to overwhelming caseloads and an inadequate number of judges," the administrative group wrote.
By Alaina Lancaster
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April 29, 2020 | The Recorder
Littler Mendelson's Natalie Pierce points to the new legal threats for an increasingly automated workforce after the coronavirus pandemic.
By Alaina Lancaster
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April 9, 2020 | Law.com
Some litigation funders are seeing a flood of inquiries from law firms as they brace for the economic and litigation realities of life after the global pandemic.
By Alaina Lancaster
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March 12, 2020 | Legaltech News
The class action complaint seeks to hold Sony accountable for "bait games" that target children accountable for enhanced protections against kids making in-game purchases without parental consent.
By Alaina Lancaster
1 minute read
March 10, 2020 | Texas Lawyer
The 2-1 ruling found that Whole Foods' dismissal motion, based on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California, was premature. But in a lengthy dissent, Judge Laurence Silberman found that Bristol-Myers should have applied to the class action.
By Alaina Lancaster
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January 29, 2020 | The Recorder
Facebook chief financial officer Dave Wehner announced the proposed deal in an earnings call with financial analysts. Plaintiffs lawyer Jay Edelson, who was helping lead the lawsuits brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, confirmed the amount and said lawyers hope to present the settlement to the court "in the coming weeks."
By Ross Todd | Alaina Lancaster
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November 5, 2019 | Texas Lawyer
The suit, which began in 2015, alleged that the telecommunications company slowed data speeds despite the fact that customers had purchased unlimited mobile data plans.
By Alaina Lancaster
1 minute read
October 30, 2019 | The Recorder
The company's lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher contend in a new court filing that Uber drivers' classification as contractors remains unchanged despite the California Supreme Court's 'Dynamex' decision, the passage of the state's AB 5, and a recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
By Alaina Lancaster
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