Cheryl Miller

November 08, 2023 | The Recorder

During oral arguments, justices appeared uneasy with the idea of barring trial courts from striking unwieldy claims brought under the Private Attorneys General Act.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

November 08, 2023 | The Recorder

A hotel worker performing a welfare check failed to find a guest who had collapsed in her room. Her husband found her seven hours later suffering from a catastrophic brain injury.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

November 07, 2023 | The Recorder

U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenly Kiya Kato, nominated by President Joe Biden in December 2021, will become the first Japanese-American woman to serve as a judge on California's Central District court.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

November 03, 2023 | The Recorder

"But for my affiliation with former President Trump, I don't think we'd be here," John Eastman told a State Bar Court judge on Friday.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

November 02, 2023 | The Recorder

The preliminary finding does not mean Yvette Roland has decided John Eastman committed professional misconduct. But it does put the conservative attorney a step closer to possible disbarment.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

November 02, 2023 | Law.com

Some of the biggest cannabis companies are backing a lawsuit to block any federal action against state-legal marijuana operators.

By Cheryl Miller

9 minute read

October 31, 2023 | The Recorder

The state bar's latest discipline report looked at gender, race and ethnicity for the first time.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

October 27, 2023 | The Recorder

Former Girardi & Keese attorney Keith Griffin is facing disbarment for failing to tell the truth to families of victims of the 2018 Lion Air crash. But Griffin said former leaders of the now-defunct firm are responsible for withholding the families' settlement funds, not him.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

October 26, 2023 | The Recorder

The suit argues the federal government has "no basis" under the Controlled Substances Act to interfere with state-licensed cannabis commerce.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

October 26, 2023 | The Recorder

Former Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye praised the collegiality on the state's high court. "It's a commitment and a culture," she said.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read