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Pass Rate on February Bar Exam Was 41 Percent

By Cheryl Miller | 5/20/13 4:49 PM

SACRAMENTO -- California will soon welcome as many as 1,810 lawyers to the profession. Numbers released late Friday by the State Bar show that 41 percent of the 4,419 who took the February 2013 bar...

State AG Sues Chase Over Debt Collection Practices

By Cheryl Miller | 5/9/13 5:23 PM

SACRAMENTO — Attorney general Kamala Harris on Thursday sued financial giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. for using allegedly fraudulent tactics to collect debt f

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Bar to Raise Legal Aid Funds with Opt-Out Surcharge

By Cheryl Miller | 5/9/13 3:51 PM

SACRAMENTO — State Bar leaders have dropped plans for a mandatory surcharge on lawyers' annual dues to fund legal aid programs and will instead pursue a $50 "opt-out" fee. A State Bar...

Governor Jumps Into Prop 65 Fray

By Cheryl Miller | 5/7/13 5:33 PM

Jerry Brown would require plaintiffs lawyers to disclose fees collected from enforcement actions as part of a package of business-friendly changes to the toxics law.

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Cities Can Zone Medical Pot Clubs Out of Town

By Scott Graham | 5/6/13 4:09 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — California cities and counties are free to use their zoning laws to eliminate medical marijuana dispensaries from their boundaries, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday....

Capital Accounts: MICRA Measure More a Threat than a Promise?

By Cheryl Miller | 5/3/13 1:52 PM

SACRAMENTO – The fledgling campaign to un-cap California's medical malpractice damages came to the capital on Thursday where it was gree

Tech Exec Pushes Ballot Measure to Lift MICRA Cap

By Cheryl Miller | 5/1/13 5:40 PM

SACRAMENTO — A consumer advocacy group, backed by tech executive Bob Pack, announced Wednesday that it will pursue a ballot initiative to lift California's 38-year-old cap on non-economic...

Bill Targets Lawyers Who Threaten Immigrants

By Cheryl Miller | 4/30/13 5:49 PM

Darrell Steinberg's legislation would expose lawyers to bar discipline if they retaliate against disgruntled workers.

Lawmaker Offers Smaller Prop 65 Shield

By Cheryl Miller | 4/30/13 4:56 PM

SACRAMENTO — The author of legislation aimed at curbing claims brought under Proposition 65 has significantly narrowed the focus of his bill to shake free opposition from t

Bar Adopts Changes It Says Advance Transparency, Critics Not So Sure

By Max Taves | 4/25/13 4:31 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — The governing body of the California State Bar voted to modify its open meetings rules on Thursday, adopting changes it says will provide greater public access to its internal...

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