Ben Hancock

October 11, 2017 | The Recorder

Retailers selling mobile phones will continue to have to warn customers in the City of Berkeley about possible exposure to radiation from the devices, after a federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to revisit a ruling upholding the city's rule.

By Ben Hancock | The Recorder |

3 minute read

October 10, 2017 | The Recorder

In a win for gun control advocates, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday ruled en banc that a Bay Area county ordinance restricting where firearms can be sold does not violate the Second Amendment.

By Ben Hancock | The Recorder |

4 minute read

October 03, 2017 | Inside Counsel

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday granted Waymo's request to delay a jury trial over whether Uber is using pilfered Waymo…

By Ben Hancock

2 minute read

October 02, 2017 | The Recorder

There's no lawsuit yet, but a litigation-financing deal is helping pave the way for a group action in Jersey against CPA Global over foreign patent renewals.

By Ben Hancock

3 minute read

September 25, 2017 | The Recorder

Lawyers for Google's driverless car division contradicted the $2.6 billion figure that Uber's lead attorney said was at stake in their trade secrets brawl.

By Ben Hancock

13 minute read

September 22, 2017 | The Recorder

A federal judge rebuffed the idea that security flaws alone can meet the injury hurdle. But that's unlikely to close litigation over the issue altogether.

By Ben Hancock

10 minute read

September 21, 2017 | National Law Journal

The firm's trade group has long represented foreign companies in U.S. administrative proceedings. But in this high-stakes solar industry case, it's on the other side.

By Ben Hancock

42 minute read

September 20, 2017 | The Recorder

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday afternoon heard oral arguments in a case that challenges arbitration agreements between Uber Technologies Inc. and its drivers as violating the National Labor Relations Act.

By Ben Hancock

4 minute read

September 19, 2017 | The Recorder

The appeals court will be weighing issues critical to the fate of major driver class actions against Uber and workers' collective rights generally.

By Ben Hancock

11 minute read

September 16, 2017 | Litigation Daily

You might call it a literary success. Susan Kohlmann, managing partner of Jenner & Block's New York office, secured a shutout win for the stepdaughter of John Steinbeck in the latest installment of a long-running legal feud over book rights that has divided the late author's progeny.

By Ben Hancock

4 minute read