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Cheryl Miller, based in Sacramento, covers the state legislature and emerging industries, including autonomous vehicles and marijuana. She authors the weekly cannabis newsletter Higher Law. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @CapitalAccounts
July 17, 2023 | The Recorder
A unanimous California Supreme Court says Private Attorneys General Act plaintiffs can still file representative litigation in court, even when their individual claims go to arbitration.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
June 22, 2023 | The Recorder
Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, said he will shelve related legislation but plans to introduce new language requiring mandatory reporting of lawyers who commit "treason, sedition or insurrection" against the state of California or the United States.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
June 20, 2023 | The Recorder
A lawyer for the California bar suggests Trump counsel John Eastman didn't sufficiently scrutinize the fraud claims he cited after the 2020 presidential election.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
June 14, 2023 | The Recorder
Greg Jacob is expected to testify about what he called Eastman's "entirely made-up" legal arguments for stopping the Jan. 6, 2021, electoral vote count.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
May 17, 2023 | National Law Journal
New Jersey and other states tout social equity in their cannabis-licensing programs. A lawsuit filed by one unsuccessful applicant says competitors are gaming the system.
By Cheryl Miller
7 minute read
May 5, 2023 | The Recorder
The 32.5% pass rate represents a slight dip from the 33.9% of applicants who passed in February 2022.
By Cheryl Miller
2 minute read
April 5, 2023 | The Recorder
Backers of Senate Bill 581 say consumers need more transparency from the legal-financing industry. But members of the plaintiffs bar warn that a key provision in the legislation would give defense counsel an unfair tactical advantage.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
March 17, 2023 | The Recorder
The unanimous three-judge panel said Uber and Postmates made a viable argument that legislatively provided exemptions to California's worker classification law "were the result of 'lobbying' and 'backroom dealing' as opposed to adherence to the stated purpose of the legislation."
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
March 14, 2023 | The Recorder
An investigation criticized former state bar acting executive director Robert "Bob" Hawley for ghostwriting a private attorney's recommendation to close a complaint against Tom Girardi. Hawley later worked as a conflict counsel for the bar.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
March 13, 2023 | The Recorder
In an hour-long meeting with reporters on Monday, state bar leaders said they've made changes to ensure a rogue lawyer can't avoid discipline by schmoozing agency employees.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
The National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers recognizes U.S.-based law firms performing exemplary work on behalf of plaintiffs.
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