Alaina Lancaster

February 18, 2020 | The Recorder

U.S. District Judge William Orrick of the Northern District of California said he'll deal with the discovery dispute, which plaintiffs counsel alleges has dragged on for nearly a year, at a pretrial conference.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

February 14, 2020 | The Recorder

The move provides closure to the five-year dispute between defunct fitness tracking company Jawbone and Fitbit and four workers who faced looming trials.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

February 13, 2020 | The Recorder

In a reversal from a prior decision against Google earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that while a shelf or server rack could be considered a place of business, it's not enough to determine venue without the presence of an employee.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

February 12, 2020 | The Recorder

"The use of facilities for their intended purpose, without more, does not constitute an act of harassment simply because a person is transgender," wrote Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima.

By Alaina Lancaster

6 minute read

February 12, 2020 | Law.com

A federal judge issued a warning to both sides before greenlighting mass arbitration against a gig economy company.

By Alaina Lancaster

9 minute read

February 10, 2020 | The Recorder

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit announced its decision denying an en banc rehearing of a case that affirmed a preliminary injunction requiring a prison to provide an incarcerated trans woman sex-reassignment surgery. The dissenting judges criticized the lower court's decision to mandate "an evolving standard of care."

By Alaina Lancaster | Ross Todd

4 minute read

February 10, 2020 | The Recorder

Judge William Alsup wrote "in irony upon irony, DoorDash now wishes to resort to a class-wide lawsuit, the very device it denied to the workers, to avoid its duty to arbitrate. This hypocrisy will not be blessed, at least by this order."

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

February 07, 2020 | The Recorder

Lawyers for a Georgia woman who claims her female Uber driver sexually assaulted her say the company is shirking the promises it made in its December safety report.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

February 06, 2020 | The Recorder

The Second District Court of Appeal upheld a ruling dismissing a class action against a tangerine juice-maker accused of fraudulently branding its product as "No Sugar Added"—not because the juice contained sugar but because it implied that competitors' products might.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

February 05, 2020 | The Recorder

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith is likely to deny Bayer's motion to seal internal audit documents, having ruled tentatively that California law does not protect self-critical analysis from public disclosure.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read