Ben Hancock

November 23, 2016 | The Recorder

A unanimous state appellate panel on Tuesday reinstated the suspension of a male UC San Diego student accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student near the end of their romantic relationship, overturning a trial judge who found the university's investigation was flawed.

By Ben Hancock

11 minute read

November 23, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday threw a penalty flag on a computer programmer's bid to recoup millions in royalties from Electronic Arts Inc. on sales of its popular John Madden Football video game series.

By Ben Hancock

8 minute read

November 22, 2016 | The Recorder

Justices OK sampling in a wage-and-hour case against Wackenhut, saying a trial judge had misapplied the limits in the 'Wal-Mart' ruling the Gibson Dunn partner secured five years ago.

By Ben Hancock

14 minute read

November 22, 2016 | The Recorder

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday threw a penalty flag on a computer programmer's bid to recoup millions in royalties from Electronic Arts Inc. on sales of its popular John Madden Football video game series.

By Ben Hancock

8 minute read

November 21, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

A pair of driver class actions against Uber Technologies Inc. that were once on the verge of being resolved for $84 million are now effectively stalled on the roadside.

By Ben Hancock

11 minute read

November 18, 2016 | The Recorder

Until the Ninth Circuit resolves key questions, moving forward doesn't "make a lot of sense," the San Francisco judge said Friday.

By Ben Hancock

11 minute read

November 18, 2016 | Litigation Daily

When the U.S. International Trade Commission waded into a legal issue it hadn't touched in almost 40 years--how to handle allegations of price-fixing--a Covington & Burling team rose to the challenge.

By Ben Hancock

13 minute read

November 17, 2016 | The Recorder

The court granted en banc review after pleas from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and a range of amici curiae.

By Ben Hancock

4 minute read

November 16, 2016 | The Recorder

Initially skeptical, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria came around on Wednesday to the plaintiffs point of view.

By Ben Hancock

7 minute read

November 15, 2016 | The Recorder

A formal complaint with the city claims that lawyers learned years ago about structural problems and had a duty to speak up.

By Ben Hancock

7 minute read