Alaina Lancaster

March 30, 2020 | The Recorder

In partially granting Apple's motion to dismiss a class action of iCloud users who argue that the tech company fraudulently outsourced the storage of their data to Microsoft and Google, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled that class members who did not pay Apple for storage do not currently have standing for injunctive relief.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

March 27, 2020 | The Recorder

As with law firms, many alternative dispute resolution organizations had to transition to fully remote operations to comply with shelter-in-place orders virtually overnight. And some experts predict that the imprint of the pandemic could outlast the crisis.

By Alaina Lancaster

7 minute read

March 26, 2020 | The Recorder

Lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher have once again called Keller Lenkner's motives and credibility into question as the plaintiffs firm seeks to force the company to arbitrate claims for 10,356 Postmates couriers. Keller Lenkner's Travis Lenkner in an email said that Postmates' complaint is frivolous, but "that's nothing new."

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

March 25, 2020 | The Recorder

Coronavirus hasn't dismantled privacy protections in GDPR, CCPA and other privacy laws, yet.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

March 25, 2020 | Law.com

Coronavirus hasn't dismantled privacy protections in GDPR, CCPA and other privacy laws, yet.

By Alaina Lancaster

9 minute read

March 24, 2020 | The Recorder

California's First District Court of Appeal ruled Monday the Unfair Practices Act does not apply to Uber, whose rates are governed by the California Public Utilities Commission.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

March 23, 2020 | The Recorder

Harmeet Dhillon of the Dhillon Law Group, whose firm represented the Trump rally attendees, said that the dismissal comes in the face of settlement discussions, two judicial settlement conferences, a meeting between named plaintiffs and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, and a public statement of regret from the city.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

March 20, 2020 | The Recorder

In a pair of emergency motions for preliminary injunction, lawyers from Lichten & Liss Riordan who represent classes of Uber and Lyft employees are asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to find that they should be classified as employees, so that they can take advantage of state-mandated sick leave.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

March 19, 2020 | The Recorder

The cy pres deal provides payouts to the privacy advocacy arms of universities and non-profit organizations and no direct funds to class members. Ted Frank of the Center for Class Action Fairness contends that the settlement creates an unfortunate standard.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

March 18, 2020 | Law.com

Courts across the country are turning to remote technology to continue proceedings.

By Alaina Lancaster

8 minute read