Alaina Lancaster

July 31, 2019 | Law.com

It may be up to counties and states to ward off any threat to the 2020 presidential election, and not the federal government.

By Alaina Lancaster

10 minute read

July 25, 2019 | The Recorder

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith found, though the evidence at trial could support a finding that RoundUp caused Alva and Alberta Pilliod to contract non-Hodgkin lymphoma, that general and specific causation was disputed.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

July 25, 2019 | The Recorder

Following a series of reproductive malpractice suits in California, Dov Fox, director of the University of San Diego's Center for Health Law Policy and Bioethics, talks through how challenging it can be for patients to get justice.

By Alaina Lancaster

6 minute read

July 24, 2019 | The Recorder

A Ninth Circuit panel ruled that the right to arbitration is forfeited when a party pursues a judicial forum, affirming a district court order rejecting a motion to compel arbitration in a class action brought against Aegis Senior Communities by residents.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

July 24, 2019 | Law.com

The legal community has some strong opinions on Facebook's settlement, and Regulation A+ could serve as a road map for future ICOs.

By Alaina Lancaster

10 minute read

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