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    "name": "Alaina Lancaster",
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    "description": "Alaina Lancaster, based in San Francisco, covers disruptive trends and technologies shaping the future of law. She authors the weekly legal futurist newsletter <a href=\"https://www.law.com/briefings/whats-next\">What's Next</a>. Contact her at <a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">[email protected]</a>. On Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/a_lancaster3\">@a_lancaster3</a>",
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        "uri": "/2022/01/04/jury-convicts-theranos-founder-elizabeth-holmes-of-4-fraud-charges-in-split-verdict-412-125493/",
        "title": "Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes convicted of 4 fraud charges",
        "byline": "Alaina Lancaster",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "January 04, 2022",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "Holmes could face 20 years in prison after a jury convicted her of defrauding investors of her Silicon Valley blood-testing company.",
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        "uri": "/2021/09/09/failure-not-fraud-elizabeth-holmes-attorneys-claim-theranos-downfall-part-of-everyday-life-of-a-silicon-valley-company-412-120980/",
        "title": "Failure not fraud: Highlights from day 1 of Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos trial",
        "byline": "Alaina Lancaster",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "September 09, 2021",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "Holmes' counsel painted the famed founder as a mission-driven \"young CEO\" whose company failed due to business obstacles.",
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        "uri": "/2021/08/24/alameda-county-judge-strikes-down-proposition-22-412-120304/",
        "title": "Judge strikes down California's Proposition 22",
        "byline": "Alaina Lancaster",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "August 24, 2021",
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        "summary": "A judge said that language in the measure illegally infringes on the Legislature's role of overseeing the state's workers' compensation system.",
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        "uri": "/2020/10/26/appeals-court-upholds-order-forcing-uber-lyft-to-classify-drivers-as-employees-412-106042/",
        "title": "Appeals court upholds order forcing Uber, Lyft to classify drivers as employees",
        "byline": "Alaina Lancaster",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "October 26, 2020",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "The ruling marks another victory for the state's Democratic leaders, who have pressed the ride-hailing companies to reclassify their drivers as employees.",
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        "uri": "/2020/10/05/inside-the-secs-first-registered-blockchain-assets-412-104943/",
        "title": "Inside the SEC's first registered blockchain assets",
        "byline": "Alaina Lancaster",
        "kicker": "Q&A",
        "prettyDate": "October 05, 2020",
        "timeToRead": "8 minute",
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        "summary": "Attorney Mark Selinger does not advertise himself as a cryptocurrency expert. His job was to apply 75 years of regulations to a brand-new token and blockchain platform.",
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        "uri": "/2020/09/08/despite-debt-and-reliance-on-social-security-retirees-are-hanging-in-there/",
        "title": "Despite debt and reliance on Social Security, retirees are hanging in there",
        "byline": "Alaina Lancaster",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "September 08, 2020",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "However, 12% of retirees have no savings and no investments.",
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        "uri": "/2020/08/17/sf-judge-grants-injunction-forcing-uber-lyft-to-reclassify-drivers-as-employees-412-102497/",
        "title": "Pressure is on for Uber, Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees in California",
        "byline": "Alaina Lancaster",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "August 17, 2020",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "A judge has granted the state's request for a preliminary injunction forcing the ride-hailing companies to stop classifying their drivers as independent contractors.",
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        "uri": "/2020/07/13/cobra-beneficiaries-pay-300-more-for-health-care/",
        "title": "COBRA beneficiaries pay 300% more for health care ",
        "byline": "Alaina Lancaster",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "July 13, 2020",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "COBRA beneficiaries are billed 12,028 more in health care services on average than those receiving coverage as full-time employees.",
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        "uri": "/2020/06/08/blue-cross-blue-shield-plans-a-clear-favorite-among-marketplace-shoppers/",
        "title": "Blue Cross Blue Shield plans a clear favorite among marketplace shoppers",
        "byline": "Alaina Lancaster",
        "kicker": "Market Insights",
        "prettyDate": "June 08, 2020",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "summary": "Marketplace shoppers are cost-conscious, but they also consider brand names when selecting an insurance plan.",
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        "uri": "/2020/05/22/a-new-normal-for-consumer-privacy-apple-google-and-employers-begin-contact-tracing-covid-19-412-98242/",
        "title": "Contact tracing apps and consumer privacy: What employers should know",
        "byline": "Alaina Lancaster",
        "kicker": "Q&A",
        "prettyDate": "May 22, 2020",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "\"I've stopped using the words 'going back to normal' because I don't think we're going back to whatever it was before,\" said Heather Federman, the vice president of privacy and policy for BigID.",
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