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Cheryl Miller

Cheryl Miller

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

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November 09, 2006 | The Recorder

Though Not on Ballot, Orrick Wins Big

Voter 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 Holds

A 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 Point

After 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 Forward

A 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 Lawyers

While 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 Facts

A 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 Woods

The 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 Title

A 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 Wringer

What's not to like about the state courts' budget requests? For one legislative analyst, how about everything?

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read