Alaina Lancaster

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

August 07, 2019 | Law.com

Jehovah's Witnesses want to unmask a Reddit user, and contracted attorneys fees come under scrutiny in a California settlement.

By Alaina Lancaster

11 minute read

August 02, 2019 | The Recorder

The motion asks U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr. to dismiss a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California on the same grounds that he threw out claims in a district court case earlier this year.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

August 01, 2019 | The Recorder

U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar raised concerns that contract counsel's estimated fee is nearly nine times higher than their hourly rates.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

August 01, 2019 | The Recorder

“The poster is outside the territory of the U.S.; the church's main concerns have been addressed by the takedown,” said Judge James Donato at a hearing Thursday morning. “Isn’t that enough to call it a day?”

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

July 31, 2019 | The Recorder

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which intervened on the anonymous user’s behalf, is asking U.S. District Judge James Donato to reconsider a magistrate judge's subpoena decision that would give Watch Tower's lawyers access to a Reddit poster's identity.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read