Alaina Lancaster

July 17, 2020 | The Recorder

The first 15 minutes or so of San Mateo County Superior Court's second virtual bench trial got off to a bit of a rocky start, technologically speaking. But the trial lawyers were surprised to find the online proceedings might be speedier in some ways.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

July 16, 2020 | The Recorder

"When all of the options are carefully evaluated and no workable solutions exist, it is time to move into the modern age and chart a new path—one without an exam," says Susan Smith Bakhshian, professor and director of bar programs at LMU Loyola Law School.

By Susan Smith Bakhshian

5 minute read

July 16, 2020 | The Recorder

"This is a pick-your-plaintiff situation: do nothing and be sued for inaction, or meet remotely and be sued for that," says David Carrillo, the executive director of the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law, and attorney Stephen M. Duvernay. "Doing the people's work remotely is a better position to defend than neglect of duty."

By David Carrillo and Stephen M. Duvernay

5 minute read

July 15, 2020 | The Recorder

The lawsuits target the companies' use of IBM's Diversity in Faces Dataset, developed to reduce racial and gender inaccuracies and biases in facial recognition technology.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

July 15, 2020 | The Recorder

In an investor update Wednesday, Novato-based Professional Financial Investors Inc., which is under SEC investigation, announced that six of its 30 properties have no equity.

By Alaina Lancaster

2 minute read

July 15, 2020 | Law.com

Companies cannot use ATDS to contact consumers without their consent, but courts have not agreed on the definition of the device.

By Alaina Lancaster

9 minute read

July 14, 2020 | The Recorder

The court's IT staff is looking to see how the situation can be avoided in the future, according to Ken Garcia, communications director for San Francisco County Superior Court.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

July 13, 2020 | The Recorder

The University of California's legal team, which includes Crowell & Moring's Jennifer Romano and Emily Kuwahara, said the policy change is "cruel and dangerous," in the complaint filed July 10.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

July 10, 2020 | The Recorder

The legal industry can learn a thing or two from new-model firms.

By Michael Moradzadeh

7 minute read

July 10, 2020 | The Recorder

In a lawsuit against the firm, Chaena Dade claims that the firm responded to her allegations that partner Rodney Diggs had exposed himself to her by saying she might have to find another job if she couldn't work with Diggs, since he was the "future of this firm."

By Alaina Lancaster

6 minute read