Alaina Lancaster

August 12, 2020 | Law.com

JAMS announces plans to push the ADR industry toward equality after suspending a neutral over a racist email.

By Alaina Lancaster

8 minute read

August 11, 2020 | The Recorder

The announcement hits close to home for the California legal community, where the U.S. senator first made a name for herself as a prosecutor.

By Cheryl Miller | Alaina Lancaster

6 minute read

August 11, 2020 | The Recorder

The comments came in an internal memo sent to staff Tuesday responding to a racist email forwarded by a neutral.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

August 07, 2020 | The Recorder

Alston & Bird's Maureen Gorsen and Greg Berlin examine past instances of martial law in the U.S. to offer a glimpse to how it might be used in the future and how California businesses can best position themselves for any legal remedies for the financial harm it may cause.

By Maureen Gorsen and Greg Berlin

12 minute read

August 07, 2020 | The Recorder

"The recent California legislation seems to me like small steps when what is needed are great leaps," says Retired Judge Eugene Hyman of Santa Clara County Superior Court, of legislative efforts to address systemic racism in the criminal justice system.

By Eugene M. Hyman

4 minute read

August 07, 2020 | The Recorder

Criminal jury trials will resume when gating criteria, based on "14-day trends of facility exposure, community spread, and community restrictions," is met, the court's clerk said.

By Alaina Lancaster

2 minute read

August 07, 2020 | The Recorder

A grand jury indicted San Jose attorneys Christopher Schumb and Harpaul Nahal for their alleged involvement in a scheme that traded concealed firearms permits for a $90,000 bribe from a security firm that provides protection to Silicon Valley tech executives.

By Alaina Lancaster

2 minute read

August 06, 2020 | The Recorder

At least two patients at California's Patton State Hospital have died from coronavirus, according to a lawsuit filed by a team of Covington lawyers in San Francisco and counsel from Disability Rights California in Oakland.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

August 06, 2020 | Law.com

Here's the news you need to start your day.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

August 05, 2020 | The Recorder

"It's becoming more and more obvious that we're dealing with institutions that really don't seem to care," said U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria. "They don't actually care about the thing they should be caring about, which is avoiding the spread of the virus."

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read