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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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November 26, 2019 | The Recorder

'Irrelevant and Sexist': Appellate Judges Confront Courtroom Sexism in Legal Brief

In a reply brief, defendants referred to the trial judge as "an attractive, hard-working, brilliant, young, politically well-connected judge on a fast track for the California Supreme Court or Federal Bench."

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

November 26, 2019 | The Recorder

'Poetic Justice': Judge Alsup Berates DoorDash for Trying to Escape Its Own Arbitration Agreement

"Your defense law firm and all the defense law firms have tried for 30 years to keep employment cases out of court," said U.S. District Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

November 22, 2019 | The Recorder

Uber Can't Completely Shake Jane Doe Assault Case

Uber dodged two negligence claims for failing to control the circulation of its identifying decals in a lawsuit where the signage was used to lure a sexual assault victim. The Jane Doe rape survivor's putative damages claim, however, lives on.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

November 21, 2019 | The Recorder

Davis Wright Tremaine Sues Seminary on Behalf of Student Expelled for Same-Sex Marriage

"This will be the first case filed on behalf of a wife and mother of two who was kicked out for no other reason than her same-sex marriage," Davis Wright Tremaine's Paul Southwick said. "I think it could set a precedent for institutions that are religiously affiliated and enroll LGBTQ people."

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

November 20, 2019 | The Recorder

After Becerra Goes to Court, Facebook to Comply With Calif. AG's Investigation

Next week, the company will begin providing answers to the agency's 19 interrogatories issued in June.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

November 20, 2019 | Law.com

What's Next: The Fourth Amendment at The Border and Beyond + Meeting Hackers in the Middle + What to Watch in Google v. Oracle

We follow up on a groundbreaking district court decision expanding constitutional rights to people coming through the border, and two data hostage negotiators share their best practices for talking it out with bad actors.

By Alaina Lancaster

11 minute read

November 13, 2019 | The Recorder

Judge Poised to Unlock Confidential Documents in Essure Mass Tort

"Justice will be done in public, putting a limit on how corporate America thinks it can operate in secret without accountability," said Lori Andrus, of Andrus Anderson in San Francisco.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

November 13, 2019 | Law.com

What's Next: Does America Need A Federal Privacy Agency? + Spies in the Valley + California Spills Details

Lawyers are sounding off on the push to create a federal agency to oversee user privacy.

By Alaina Lancaster

8 minute read

November 07, 2019 | The Recorder

UnitedHealthcare Sued for Failure to Cover Autism Treatment

"This is exactly the sort of discrimination against mental health coverage that the Parity Act is supposed to eliminate," said Caroline Reynolds of Zuckerman Spaeder in Washington, D.C.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

November 06, 2019 | The Recorder

Read the Complaint: Twitter Employees Charged in Plot to Spy on Users for Saudi Government

The defendants allegedly accessed the email addresses, IP addresses and dates of birth attached to Twitter accounts to feed back to Saudi officials.

By Recorder staff

3 minute read


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