Alaina Lancaster

August 22, 2019 | Law.com

This week, we catch up with John O'Brien of Stokes O'Brien as he takes GirlsDoPorn.com to trial this week in San Diego.

By Alaina Lancaster

13 minute read

August 22, 2019 | Law.com

The Rosen Law Firm in New York seeks to represent investors who claim they were damaged by Burford Capital's allegedly false and misleading statements that artificially inflated securities.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

August 21, 2019 | The Recorder

The Ninth Circuit found that the officer's qualified immunity applied to the shots fired into the group of high school boys, but not to rights that were infringed after the shooting as they were held for five hours.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

August 20, 2019 | The Recorder

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen of the Northern District of California granted Uber’s motion for sanctions and dismissed the complaint for a "fatal jurisdictional defect."

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

August 19, 2019 | The Recorder

A defense counsel effort to reduce a $7.1 million damages award backfired in the jury trial Monday in the age and disability discrimination lawsuit T.J. Simers brought against his former employer, the Los Angeles Times.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

August 14, 2019 | Law.com

Some legal experts argue the litigation funding industry is poised for change after the Burford-Muddy Waters showdown.

By Alaina Lancaster

6 minute read

August 14, 2019 | Law.com

Legal experts watching Burford Capital and Muddy Waters exchange blows after last week's report, discuss what this could mean for the litigation funding industry.

By Alaina Lancaster

9 minute read

August 13, 2019 | The Recorder

The Walmart employee alleges that her supervisor told her to “not be so emotional,” called her while drunk and sent text messages saying “I love you."

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

August 10, 2019 | The Recorder

Michael Dreeben discussed the next battleground for Roe v. Wade, the fortitude of the Fourth Amendment and the "trench warfare" between Congress and the courts at this year's American Bar Association Annual Meeting.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

August 08, 2019 | Law.com

Burford said that it will investigate Muddy Waters’ “false and misleading” report, claiming it shows signs of market manipulation.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read