Cheryl Miller

March 24, 2008 | The Recorder

A staffer says Arnold Schwarzenegger was just putting ideas "out there" last week when he suggested extending the sales tax to professional services. But maybe he's on to something.

By Cheryl Miller

6 minute read

September 21, 2009 | The Recorder

Even politically uncontroversial content couldn't save a piece of legislation that would have protected retailers who offer discounts to furloughed workers.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

June 27, 2008 | Law.com

California Attorney General Jerry Brown sued Countrywide Financial and its top officers Wednesday, accusing the lending giant of pushing unwitting homebuyers into risky loans that resulted in thousands of defaults and foreclosures. Brown is seeking an injunction barring Countrywide employees from "making any untrue or misleading statements" during future sales, damages of $2,500 for each time a company agent had engaged in deception or other unfair business practices, and unspecified damages for borrowers.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

August 14, 2007 | Law.com

The Sacramento County Superior Court judge, a veteran of the state AG's office, has been waylaid from his criminal law assignment to preside over a potentially huge bench trial against Ford Motor Co.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

June 12, 2008 | Law.com

Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski's Web-browsing habits have long been a touchy subject. In 2001, it was then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist who was sounding the alarm, according to the federal court system's former top administrator. That declaration to a judicial discipline reform commission raises questions about reports this week that Kozinski stored extremely graphic images on his personal Web site, which was taken offline just as he was scheduled to oversee a high-profile obscenity trial.

By Cheryl Miller and Dan Levine

6 minute read

May 19, 2006 | The Recorder

Senate leaders want to hand the state's judges an extra one-time 8.5 percent pay raise, and are ready to fund 50 new judgeships. Assembly leaders aren't so sure.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 22, 2011 | The Recorder

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

May 04, 2007 | The Recorder

A fight that started more than 25 years ago with a hurled chunk of concrete grew into a complex fight over attorneys fees. Will a Thursday ruling settle the matter finally?

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

September 05, 2008 | The Recorder

Edward Masry, the lawyer made famous in "Erin Brockovich," changed his family trust just before his death. He didn't tell his wife, but the Second District says he didn't have to.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

June 15, 2007 | The Recorder

Former Sha Na Na frontman Jon "Bowzer" Bauman is pushing legislation to outlaw so-called imposter acts � placing a premium on the rights to a band's name.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read