Ben Hancock

August 18, 2016 | Law.com

The terrain has shifted since Uber reached an agreement to end the case. What happens next may depend on how large a sum is in play and how confident the company feels in its contested arbitration clause.

By Ben Hancock

6 minute read

August 16, 2016 | The Recorder

The Google Inc. subsidiary, represented by Perkins Coie, fended off a bid for class certification on claims it exaggerated the cost-saving benefits of Nest thermostats.

By Ben Hancock

6 minute read

August 15, 2016 | The Recorder

The San Francisco judge held off on assigning the lead role to Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, the firm whose client alleges the largest financial losses, saying he wanted a process that takes fees into consideration.

By Ben Hancock

16 minute read

August 11, 2016 | The Recorder

Key passages from the court's decision Thursday in Laffitte v. Robert Half International.

By Ben Hancock

10 minute read

August 11, 2016 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has revived a Southern California qui tam action that takes issue with one-sided billing reviews designed to catch errors that would entitle insurers to larger payments but not to detect misinformation favoring the government.

By Ben Hancock

17 minute read

August 11, 2016 | The Recorder

The decision allows judges to award fees based on a percentage of the recovery, rejecting arguments that the system enriches lawyers at the expense of their clients.

By Ben Hancock

9 minute read

August 10, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

A federal judge Tuesday dismissed a shareholder fraud case against renewable energy company SolarCity Corp., which is on the cusp of a merger with Tesla Motors, after lawyers at Pomerantz failed for a third time to make claims stick.

By Ben Hancock

8 minute read

August 10, 2016 | The Recorder

A lawsuit alleging that Uber CEO Travis Kalanick stole the idea for the ride-hailing service seems likely to continue rolling on—at least for now—as attorneys wrangle over whether the case is time-barred.

By Ben Hancock

7 minute read

August 10, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a suit against Twitter Inc. that seeks to hold the social media platform liable for a 2015 terrorist attack in Jordan that left two Americans dead and was linked to the Islamic State.

By Ben Hancock

9 minute read

August 10, 2016 | The Recorder

U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman said plaintiffs attorneys couldn't support allegations the company fudged its accounting to inflate sales figures.

By Ben Hancock

7 minute read