Cheryl Miller

December 04, 2006 | The Recorder

The Judicial Council votes to require judges to tell jurors that they can take notes.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

May 20, 2010 | Law.com

Three Oregon lawyers have filed what is believed to be the first class action against Google's so-called data sniffing -- the company's now-ended practice of scooping up bits of private wireless data with its Street View vehicles. The complaint, filed this week in federal court in Oregon, alleges that the company violated Washington and Oregon privacy laws as well as the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act. The plaintiffs are seeking up to $10,000 per violation suffered by each class member plus other damages.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

December 04, 2007 | The Recorder

A Sacramento County judge won't force a bump in state attorneys' pay to bring it more in line with other public-agency lawyers' salaries.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

July 31, 2008 | The Recorder

State appellate panel ruling in suit against energy companies says plaintiffs aren't entitlted to documents that were shared — under duress — with federal prosecutors.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

April 13, 2007 | Law.com

Tort reformers have recruited a conservative Democrat to carry legislation that would rewrite California class action law to aid defendants. AB 1505, introduced by state Assemblywoman Nicole Parra, D-Hanford, would allow defendants as well as plaintiffs to appeal a court's class certification decision. Defendants, with court permission, would also be allowed to contact each class member to offer a pre-trial settlement. And class proponents would be required to pick up the tab for notifying class members.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

March 18, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

A judge who made a crude reference to the Ku Klux Klan in a case involving African-American defendants was publicly admonished today by the Commission on Judicial Performance.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

April 19, 2006 | Law.com

Chevron Corp. has pumped $1.5 million over the last six weeks into Californians for Sensible Lawsuit Reform, a committee financing an initiative that would shield manufacturers from punitive damages if their products complied with applicable state and federal rules. Chevron and other oil companies have paid millions of dollars to settle claims related to the fuel additive known as MTBE, which refiners have contended they added to their supplies with the blessing of air pollution regulators.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 06, 2010 | The Recorder

The Commission on Judicial Performance cited Sacramento Judge Peter McBrien for getting embroiled in a divorce case, and then offering "shifting" explanations for his conduct.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

May 25, 2010 | The Recorder

The Alliance of California Judges says branch officials overstepped their authority when they ordered Sacramento Superior Court to maintain its connection with a new computer system server.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

July 16, 2009 | The Recorder

Jerry Brown is going after five more attorneys who took upfront fees from desperate homeowners, but didn't help them.

By Cheryl Miller

1 minute read