Alaina Lancaster

July 19, 2019 | The Recorder

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith found in a tentative ruling that the trial evidence did not support that Monsanto “consciously disregarded a known probable danger” that its Roundup herbicide contained carcinogens, requiring a reduction of damages.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

July 17, 2019 | Law.com

We break down the FBI and ICE's usage of facial recognition, and Littler Mendelson prepares employment lawyers for life in a world with deepfakes.

By Alaina Lancaster

13 minute read

July 12, 2019 | The Recorder

As alternative dispute resolution seems to take an ever-widening bite out of the cases routed through the federal courts, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Pasadena on Monday questioned how much information is enough for parties to decide the appearance of impartiality of arbitrators during arguments in Monster Energy vs. City Beverages.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

July 11, 2019 | Law.com

All three judges—in California, Maryland and New York—are now weighing issues tied to the Justice Department's attempt to swap in new attorneys.

By Dan M. Clark | Alaina Lancaster | Mike Scarcella | Nate Robson

7 minute read

July 10, 2019 | The Recorder

Judges in Maryland and California want to hear more from the government about their effort to swap out lawyers in census litigation.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

July 10, 2019 | Law.com

Municipal laws have not quite caught up with those dockless scooters zipping through downtown. Plus, lawyers respond to a precedential ruling that might hold Amazon accountable for faulty products.

By Alaina Lancaster

9 minute read

July 03, 2019 | Law.com

Marketers, influencers and lawyers still have lingering questions about the line between content and advertising and how consumers process an onslaught of ad content

By Alaina Lancaster

10 minute read

July 02, 2019 | The Recorder

A Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the District Court for the Northern District of California's denial of a preliminary injunction brought by telecommunications industry group CTIA—The Wireless Association. The organization aimed to stay the enforcement of a 2015 Berkeley ordinance requiring cell phone stores to hand out pamphlets alerting users to radio-frequency exposure.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

July 01, 2019 | The Recorder

Associate Justice Gilbert Nares will retire Aug. 30 after more than three decades on the appellate court.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

June 27, 2019 | The Recorder

“I still don't see an answer to my question why 23 law firms were necessary in the MDL and 8 in the state court case,” Judge Lucy Koh said at a hearing Thursday afternoon in San Jose.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read