Ben Hancock

August 01, 2017 | Law.com

When Eric Goldman started practicing law, the Internet was a different place from the one we know today: a world of dial-up bulletin boards and web precursors…

By Ben Hancock

2 minute read

July 28, 2017 | Legaltech News

Spotify faces allegations that it charged thousands of users for premium accounts that they didn't actually use or want. But the lead plaintiff may have actually used the service extensively.

By Ben Hancock

6 minute read

July 28, 2017 | The Recorder

Spotify was sued for charging people for premium accounts they didn't want or use. There's just one problem: The lead plaintiff used his to stream more than 1,000 songs.

By Ben Hancock

3 minute read

July 27, 2017 | The Recorder

Former U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag and Walter Brown, Orrick partners, are representing ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick in a lawsuit that centers on allegedly stolen driverless car technology.

By Ben Hancock

3 minute read

July 26, 2017 | The Recorder

The deal lawyers who represented Uber in acquiring a company started by a former Waymo engineer could play a cameo role in the trade secrets trial.

By Ben Hancock

23 minute read

July 26, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Litigation funder Burford Capital has announced a win in one of its earliest investments in an international arbitration, saying in a release over the weekend that it stands to take home roughly $140 million from a $324 million recovery against the government of Argentina.

By BEN HANCOCK

10 minute read

July 26, 2017 | Legaltech News

Google argues in a complaint that an injunction issued in late June by Canada's high court violates its rights under the First Amendment.

By Ben Hancock

16 minute read

July 25, 2017 | The Recorder

The tech giant argues that a Canadian Supreme Court ruling affecting U.S. search results violates its rights under the First Amendment and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

By Ben Hancock

17 minute read

July 24, 2017 | The American Lawyer

The company announced that it stands to take home roughly $140 million from aninvestment in a case brought on behalf of Spanish investors in two Argentinean airlines.

By Ben Hancock

10 minute read

July 24, 2017 | The Recorder

Defunct social media calling startup Telesocial has been dealt a loss in its federal lawsuit alleging that Orange SA, the French telecom giant, hacked into its system and stole its trade secrets.

By Ben Hancock and Scott Graham

3 minute read