Ben Hancock

April 05, 2018 | The Recorder

The importance of technology and specialization in the future of the legal profession, as well as the benefits and pitfalls of AI, were major themes at this year's event.

By Ben Hancock |

4 minute read

April 04, 2018 | National Law Journal

Wisconsin Act 235 appears to be the first law of its kind in the United States, and comes amid a continued push by litigation finance opponents to increase transparency in the industry.

By Ben Hancock |

4 minute read

April 03, 2018 | The Recorder

The justices seemed skeptical of arguments that the law permits internet platforms to not comply with court orders to pull content down.

By Ben Hancock |

4 minute read

April 03, 2018 | Law.com

Plus, is Microsoft's big battle over data stored abroad now officially over?

By Ben Hancock |

9 minute read

March 29, 2018 | The Recorder

Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has died after suffering a heart attack, the court announced on Thursday. He was 87 years old.

By Ben Hancock |

2 minute read

March 29, 2018 | The Recorder

The quick settlement appears to allow Uber to avoid confronting novel questions of legal liability in court.

By Ben Hancock |

2 minute read

March 28, 2018 | The Recorder

In the first such decision in the Ninth Circuit, a federal magistrate judge ruled that a criminal defendant could be compelled to unlock encrypted data because prosecutors could show that he knew the passwords.

By Ben Hancock |

7 minute read

March 27, 2018 | Law.com

Could a ruling ordering a criminal defendant to decrypt their devices mark the a shift on Fifth Amendment law?

By Ben Hancock |

9 minute read

March 21, 2018 | The Recorder

The bill—which is expected to be signed into law by President Trump—would create new civil and criminal liability for internet companies.

By Ben Hancock |

3 minute read

March 20, 2018 | The Recorder

Justice Elena Kagan wrote for a unanimous court that the 1998 Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act did not strip state courts of jurisdiction over certain investor class actions.

By Ben Hancock |

4 minute read