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Ben Hancock

Ben Hancock

Ben Hancock is the Data Editor for ALM Media and Law.com. He is based in San Francisco.

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December 05, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Durie Tangri Associate Believed Dead in Oakland Fire, Firm Says

Nicholas Walrath, a 2013 graduate of New York University School of Law, joined the firm in October.

By Ben Hancock

12 minute read

December 05, 2016 | The Recorder

State Justices Suppress Smartphone Evidence in Child Porn Case

Though it occurred prior to the U.S. Supreme Court's seminal decision in Riley v. California, the 2012 search still breached legal limits, according to a unanimous ruling from the California high court.

By Ben Hancock

4 minute read

December 05, 2016 | National Law Journal

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

To watch the five-week jury trial in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.'s breach of contract suit against software giant Oracle Corp., you might have thought the $3 billion fight was about technology.

By Ben Hancock

7 minute read

December 05, 2016 | National Law Journal

Latham & Watkins

Fluor Corp. has had trouble with asbestos litigation. Enter Brook Roberts and John Wilson of Latham & Watkins' San Diego office.

By Ben Hancock

7 minute read

December 05, 2016 | National Law Journal

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

By the time Miles Scully went to trial for Urban Outfitters Inc. in August, dozens of retailers had been pounded in court over a seemingly mundane practice: asking customers for their ZIP code at checkout.

By Ben Hancock

6 minute read

December 02, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Fiat Chrysler Accused of VW-Style Emissions Cheating

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and German engineering firm Bosch were hit Thursday with a new class action alleging that thousands of Dodge and Jeep diesel vehicles advertised as eco-friendly use the same kind of "defeat devices" that Volkswagen A.G. used to cheat U.S. emissions tests.

By Ben Hancock

12 minute read

December 02, 2016 | National Law Journal

Fiat Chrysler Accused of VW-Style Emissions Cheating

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and German engineering firm Bosch were hit Thursday with a new class action alleging that thousands of Dodge and Jeep diesel vehicles advertised as eco-friendly use the same kind of "defeat devices" that Volkswagen A.G. used to cheat U.S. emissions tests.

By Ben Hancock

8 minute read

December 01, 2016 | The Recorder

Fiat Chrysler Accused of VW-Style Emissions Cheating

A class action against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles specifically targets the Dodge Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee.

By Ben Hancock

8 minute read

November 29, 2016 | The Recorder

Court OKs Warriors' Plans for Mission Bay Arena

The First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco said city authorities sufficiently vetted the environmental impact of the 18,500-seat arena.

By Ben Hancock

7 minute read

November 29, 2016 | The Recorder

Theranos Faces Rare Pre-IPO Securities Class Action

Hagens Berman partner Reid Kathrein, who filed the suit, said private investors sank more than $600 million into the beleaguered blood-testing startup based on false claims about its technology.

By Ben Hancock

11 minute read