Alaina Lancaster

January 24, 2020 | The Recorder

Covington & Burling's Douglas Sprague, the former head of the white-collar crime unit in San Francisco's U.S. Attorney's Office, is representing Airbnb in its dispute with Harvey Hernandez and the Miami-based real estate developer's company NGD Homesharing over $11 million in capital supplied to help bolster short-term rental offerings in urban markets.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

January 22, 2020 | The Recorder

Apium alleges that Aquabotix Technology Corp. refuses to pay royalties on a swarming ocean vehicle the companies developed together.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

January 22, 2020 | Law.com

Chief District Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the Northern District of California has had little precedent to lean on while handling a securities lawsuit against Ripple.

By Alaina Lancaster

8 minute read

January 21, 2020 | The Recorder

Judge Teri Jackson will join the court's third division after blazing the trail for other women of color at the San Francisco County Superior Court in 2002.

By Alaina Lancaster

2 minute read

January 21, 2020 | The Recorder

Defunct ride-hailing company Sidecar will have the opportunity to amend its antitrust claims against Uber by Feb. 4.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

January 17, 2020 | The Recorder

A divided panel of the court found that 21 young plaintiffs failed to establish standing to sue the federal government for failing to address climate change and provide a livable climate.

By Alaina Lancaster | Ross Todd

3 minute read

January 16, 2020 | The Recorder

White & Case's Christopher Curran equated the arrangement over HIV medication to agreements by lawyers within a law firm not to compete with each other for clients.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

January 15, 2020 | The Recorder

If the class action against Ripple Labs proceeds, it would not only threaten to eliminate XRP's utility as a currency, but it would upend and threaten to destroy "the $500 billion XRP market," according to the financial tech company's motion to dismiss.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

January 15, 2020 | Law.com

Eva Shang, CEO of tech-centric litigation funder Legalist, breaks down what she's learned from winning a half-billion in damages across 20 concluded investments.

By Alaina Lancaster

8 minute read

January 14, 2020 | The Recorder

The workers assert that "in a staggering show of gamesmanship and discovery abuse," Tesla is skirting a court order demanding the auto company turn over fellow employees' names and contact information.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read