Cheryl Miller

August 12, 2011 | The Recorder

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

December 04, 2007 | The Recorder

Cities and counties are psyched that the California Supreme Court is forcing government contractors to give them a chance to settle breach-of-contract disputes � before they sue.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

July 27, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Brushing aside the demands of identity politics, California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday nominated the fourth Asian-American to the California Supreme Court.

By Kate Moser and Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

March 30, 2007 | The Recorder

SB 771 would set new rules for carving up proceeds from discoveries expected from taxpayer-funded stem cell research. Among the early questions: What does the bill mean by a "reasonable" return?

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

October 26, 2006 | Law.com

A Sacramento, Calif., judge on Tuesday refused to fast-track hearings in a suit challenging Democrat Jerry Brown's qualifications to be attorney general, a ruling that likely eliminates the plaintiffs' best chance of ensuring a Republican wins the Nov. 7 election. The decision means the plaintiffs, five county GOP leaders, face the difficult task of persuading a judge to bar Brown from office if he wins the election.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

July 07, 2008 | The Recorder

Cheryl Miller's Capital Accounts column looks at the many attorneys who may be contempating a run for AG in 2010.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

November 16, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

Heller Ehrman partner Adam Cole, a specialist in representing corporate policyholders in insurance litigation, was named GC at the California Department of Insurance on Wednesday. Cole's hiring comes as consumer activists are criticizing Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner for being too cozy with the insurance companies he regulates. One critic, noting that Cole's client list includes corporate heavy-hitters like PG&E, said Poizner's assertion that the new GC will be a consumer ally "isn't going to fly."

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

September 24, 2007 | The Recorder

The state's solicitor general, Manuel Medeiros, said the AG's office is filing fewer amicus briefs under Jerry Brown than it did under his predecessor. The thinking, apparently, is if they aren't as common, they'll have more value.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

April 27, 2007 | Law.com

Citing a "plethora of misconduct," the California Commission on Judicial Performance on Wednesday booted Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jose Velasquez from the bench. Velasquez committed 46 acts of misconduct between January 2004 and May 2005, ranging from lengthening jail sentences of defendants who questioned his rulings, to forcing unrepresented defendants to choose jail time or diversion programs without telling them they could plead not guilty, the commission found.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

June 20, 2006 | The Recorder

A proposal to end at-large judicial elections in Los Angeles County has gained new life in the wake of an attorney/bagel shop owner's victory over a 20-year incumbent.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read