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Alaina Lancaster

Alaina Lancaster

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

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April 29, 2020 | The Recorder

New Legal Landscape for Automated, Post-Pandemic World

Littler Mendelson's Natalie Pierce points to the new legal threats for an increasingly automated workforce after the coronavirus pandemic.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

April 29, 2020 | The Recorder

California Courts Can Depart From COVID-19 Emergency Bail Rule, Appeals Court Rules

California's Fourth District Court of Appeal found that the state's courts continue to have the authority to set bail amounts and conditions on a case-by-case basis, despite an order from the Judicial Council of California setting bail at $0 for some offenses.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

April 29, 2020 | Law.com

What's Next: A New Legal Landscape for an Automated, Post-Pandemic World + How to Host a Fair Election During a Crisis + A Roadmap for the Modern Law Firm

New legal threats are emerging as the workforce becomes more automated.

By Alaina Lancaster

9 minute read

April 27, 2020 | The Recorder

California Universities Sued for Student Fee Refunds After Coronavirus Closures

The two suits follow a string of complaints filed by plaintiffs lawyers seeking disgorgement for unrendered student services as states ordered nonessential businesses to shut down to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

April 23, 2020 | The Recorder

'A Miscarriage of Justice': Court of Appeal Reverses $13M Judgment Against UCLA

The Second District Court of Appeal agreed with the university's lawyers' contention that the trial court prejudiced the jury by beginning trial with a speech quoting Martin Luther King Jr. and a video featuring notable civil rights activists throughout history.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

April 22, 2020 | Law.com

What's Next: Twitter Isn't Giving Up on Transparency for Government Surveillance + Could Zoom Sidestep Discovery Spats? + The Next Target for COVID-19 Class Actions

Twitter loses a half-decade surveillance battle against the U.S. government.

By Alaina Lancaster

8 minute read

April 21, 2020 | The Recorder

Ripple Labs Sues YouTube for Enabling Cryptocurrency Scam

Ripple Labs' Boies Schiller Flexner lawyers asserted that YouTube's "deliberate and inexplicable failure" to address a scam claiming to give away the company's XRP cryptocurrency has cost victims hundreds of thousands of dollars and created confusion in the digital asset market.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

April 20, 2020 | The Recorder

Concertgoers Sue Ticketmaster Over Refund Policy Change Amid Coronavirus

The lawsuit claims Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment Co., retroactively changed refund policies in the wake of COVID-19.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

April 17, 2020 | The Recorder

Judge Seeks to Solve Discovery Spat in Facebook Privacy Suit ... With Zoom

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley advocated for informal, virtual face-to-face communication and understanding during these unprecedented times.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

April 15, 2020 | The Recorder

Could Unjust Enrichment Be a New Weapon in Privacy Enforcement?

A ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a Facebook privacy lawsuit reveals another potential pathway to standing.

By Alaina Lancaster

6 minute read