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
November 09, 2006 | The Recorder
Though Not on Ballot, Orrick Wins BigVoter approval of $37 billion in state bond measures should provide firm with a tidy sum.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
November 25, 2009 | Law.com
Injured Can Recover Full Price of Care Even if Insurer Paid Smaller Sum, Calif. Court HoldsA prevailing plaintiff should be entitled to recover the full cost of her medical care, even if her private insurer paid a smaller, negotiated amount to cover all of her hospital and doctor bills, a California appeals court held Monday. The panel wrote that, under California's collateral source rule, the plaintiff "as a person who has invested insurance premiums to assure her medical care, should receive the benefits of her thrift." The ruling marks a significant victory for personal injury lawyers.
By Cheryl Miller
3 minute read
February 09, 2007 | The Recorder
Trial Lawyers Reach Turning PointAfter 32 years, lobbyist Don Green is no longer working for the Consumer Attorneys of California. That's not all that's changed.
By Cheryl Miller
7 minute read
April 27, 2006 | The Recorder
Divorce Shield Takes Step ForwardA bill that would require judges to redact financial records clears committee � but not before some last-minute alterations.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
February 06, 2009 | The Recorder
Furlough Order Divides State LawyersWhile some government lawyers won't be working today or at least won't be paid for their work it will be business as usual for those in Jerry Brown's office.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
October 10, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer
Calif. Court Finds Prosecutor�s Fiction Too Close to FactsA California prosecutor with a book to sell mixed too many facts with her fiction, a 2nd District Court of Appeal panel ruled Thursday.
By Cheryl Miller ALM
3 minute read
March 03, 2011 | The Recorder
Daniel WoodsThe White & Case partner made worldwide headlines by getting the military?s "Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell" policy declared unconstitutional, helping pave the way for congressional repeal of the policy last fall.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
July 30, 2008 | The Recorder
Gay Marriage Foes See Bias in Ballot TitleA suit filed Tuesday accuses Attorney General Jerry Brown of trying to undermine support for a proposed constitutional amendment by saying it would eliminate rights.
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read
January 09, 2009 | The Recorder
Enviro Lawyers Blocking Budget?To hear the governor tell it, the only way to unclog the budget bottleneck in Sacramento is to blow a hole through the East Bay hills and any suits standing in the way.
By Cheryl Miller
5 minute read
February 22, 2007 | Law.com
Court Budget Put Through the WringerWhat's not to like about the state courts' budget requests? For one legislative analyst, how about everything?
By Cheryl Miller
4 minute read