Ben Hancock

September 02, 2017 | The Recorder

Lawyers say they will continue to argue that the recall process started against the judge who sentenced Brock Turner violates the California Constitution.

By Ben Hancock

5 minute read

August 31, 2017 | The Recorder

The decision is a victory for civil liberties groups who say they are trying to expose the pervasiveness of automatic license plate readers as a surveillance tool.

By Ben Hancock

8 minute read

August 29, 2017 | Law.com

 The litigation finance industry is heating up in the U.S. as new funders enter the market and hire away Big Law attorneys to fill…

By Ben Hancock

2 minute read

August 28, 2017 | The Recorder

Kay Tsenin, a retired San Francisco Superior Court judge, said at the end of an hour-long hearing that the recall campaign could begin collecting signatures and would regain any of the 160 days they lost to gather them as a result of the TRO that was issued earlier this month.

By Ben Hancock

4 minute read

August 25, 2017 | Inside Counsel

SAN FRANCISCO ­– A federal magistrate judge on Thursday sanctioned a law firm for publicly filing documents containing Grubhub Inc.’s confidential…

By Ben Hancock

4 minute read

August 24, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

SAN FRANCISCO ­– A federal magistrate judge on Thursday sanctioned a law firm for publicly filing documents containing Grubhub Inc.'s confidential information in a lawsuit claiming the delivery service misclassified workers as contractors.

By BEN HANCOCK

13 minute read

August 22, 2017 | The Recorder

Uber is seeking to knock out Waymo's only remaining patent claim and one trade secret claim, as the two sides gear up for trial in October.

By Ben Hancock

21 minute read

August 18, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Following suit with two other federal district court judges, U.S. District Judge Juan Sánchez of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday…

By Ben Hancock

3 minute read

August 18, 2017 | The Recorder

The web service provider says it doesn't need the money, but wants to create an outlet for internet users alarmed by a government request for data about visitors to an anti-Trump protest site.

By Ben Hancock

3 minute read

August 17, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. District Judge Juan Sanchez's ruling is another rebuke of a controversial ruling by the Second Circuit last year in favor of tech companies that warrants under the Stored Communications Act cannot reach outside the United States.

By Ben Hancock

3 minute read