- Herrera Hails Dismissal of Walgreens' Suit Over Drugstore Tobacco Sales Ban. Consumers 'rely on stores like Walgreens to serve our health needs, not to enable our deadliest habits,' City Attorney says. (Dec. 19, 2008)
- Herrera, AGs Reach Pact with MillerCoors to Stop Producing Alcoholic Energy Drinks. Investigation Finds Market-Leading 'Sparks' Illegally Targets Underage Consumers, Poses Dangers to Health and Safety. (Dec. 18, 2008)
- Amended Petition Challenging Prop 8 Adds Local Governments, Married Couples. Seven Lawfully Wedded Same-Sex Couples to Address Retroactivity, Joining Local Governments Serving More Than 17.2 Million Californians. (Dec. 10, 2008)
- Herrera Moves to Modify Bike Plan Injunction to Improve Safety for Bicyclists, Pedestrians. Market and Octavia Intersection Leads List of Locations Where Cyclists Have Suffered an Alarming Increase in Collisions with Cars. (Dec. 1, 2008)
- Herrera Sues Former City Workers, Contractor in Scrap Metal Theft and Kickback Schemes. Betrayal of Public Trust by City Vendor, Employees 'Demands Our Most Aggressive Efforts to Pursue and Punish.' (Nov. 24, 2008)
- California Supreme Court Takes Up Legal Challenges to Proposition 8. Debate Shifts from Same-Sex Marriage to Core Constitutional Principles of Separation of Powers, Equal Protection. (Nov. 19, 2008)
- L.A. County Board Votes to Join Challenge to Prop 8, Following Herrera Testimony. Nation's Most Populous County Joins-for the First Time-the Legal Defense of Equal Protection, Fight for Marriage Equality in California. (Nov. 12, 2008)
- Herrera Joined by Los Angeles, Santa Clara Counterparts in Suing to Invalidate Prop 8. Leader of S.F.'s original constitutional challenge says amendment 'if allowed to stand...devastates the principle of equal protection.' (Nov. 5, 2008)
- Herrera's Municipal Bond Insurance Suit Shows Another Facet of Subprime Mortgage Crisis. Litigation Alleges Scheme to Fleece Government Entities, Withhold Information About Financial Exposure in High-Risk Subprime Market (Oct. 8, 2008)
- Herrera Hails Pre-Trial Ruling in Consumer Protection Case Against Credit Card Arbitrator. S.F. Superior Court Judge Denies Two Demurrers, Effectively 'Green-lighting' City's Case Against Unfair, Illegal Business Practices. (July 31, 2008)
- Herrera Vows to File Brief in Support of A.G. in Threatened Lawsuit Over Wording of Prop 8. S.F. City Attorney blasts marriage foes for 'playing hide-the-ball with voters, obscuring truth that Prop 8 would eliminate a constitutional right.' (July 29, 2008)
- Herrera Blasts Secrecy by Fat-Peddling Chains, As Fast Food Lobby Sues Over Menu Labeling. Lawyers for Fast Food Chain Restaurants Assert First Amendment Right to Withhold Nutrition Information from Consumers on Menus. (July 7, 2008)
- Herrera Vows to Seek Sanctions Against NRA for Frivolous Filing, as Gun Suit Misses Target. Gun Advocates' 'Factually Slipshod' Legal Challenge Improperly Names S.F., Asserts Facts Contradicted By Their Own Exhibits. (June 30, 2008)
- Herrera Sues ExxonMobil for Refusal to Clean Up Decades of Pollution at Fisherman's Wharf Site. Oil Conglomerate's Defiance Causes Continuing Release of Hazardous Materials Into Soil, Groundwater and Bay, According to City's Complaint. (June 19, 2008)
- Herrera Blasts CCF's Court of Appeal Ploy To Stay Supreme Court's Marriage Equality Ruling. City Attorney Calls Legal Ploy 'Beyond Frivolous...Absurd.' (June 12, 2008)
- Statement to Announce Settlement in CHAKO Case. The City and dog advocacy organization, Coalition of Human Advocates for K9's and Owners ("CHAKO"), reach an agreement to settle litigation (June 3, 2008)
- Herrera Files Opposition to 10 State AGs to Delay California Marriage Equality Ruling. Relieving other states from their legal duties is not 'proper ground for continuing to deny lesbians and gay men their fundamental rights' (June 2, 2008)
- Herrera's Suit Against Credit Card Arbitrator Featured in Cover Story of Current BusinessWeek. National publication praised for 'excellent, exhaustive coverage of a practice that is victimizing too many consumers.' (June 6, 2008)
- California Supreme Court Denies Petitions for Stay in Marriage Equality Case. Herrera applauds Court for 'standing up for judicial independence and asserting its rightful role as a coequal branch of government.' (June 4, 2008)
- Herrera to Oppose Request by 10 State AGs to Delay California Marriage Equality Ruling. Further Delay of Constitutional Rights to Gay and Lesbian Couples Would Be 'Unprecedented and Inhumane,' City Attorney Argues (May 30, 2008)
- Herrera Files Opposition to Prop 22 Group's Petition to Stay Marriage Equality Ruling. City Attorney Says Delaying Constitutional Right to Marry By Gay and Lesbian Couples is 'Inappropriate,' 'Inhumane' (May 28, 2008)
- Herrera Statement on Prop. 22 Group's Petition to Stay Marriage Equality Ruling. "To continue to postpone the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples...would be both illegal and inhumane," City Attorney says. (May 22, 2008)
- S.F. Health Plan, Herrera Sue McKesson Corp. for Pharmaceutical Price-Fixing Scheme. City Program is First Government Plaintiff in Federal Suit Alleging Multimillion Dollar Conspiracy to Hike Prices on Consumers, Providers. (May 20, 2008)
- Herrera Hails California Supreme Court Ruling Invalidating Discriminatory Marriage Laws. Decision by State's High Court 'Has Affirmed Our Constitution's Promise of Equality for Millions of Californians and Their Families.' (May 15, 2008)
- Preliminary Injunction in Herrera's Arbitration Case Halts Publicizing of Private Information. City Attorney Wins Court Order Against FIA to Immediately Cease Disclosing Consumers' Confidential Information. (April 16, 2008)
- County Litigation Win Levels Playing Field with Large Corporations. Court of Appeal Upholds Counties and Cities' Right to Use Contingency-Fee Outside Counsel and Proceed With Public Nuisance Action against Lead Paint Makers. (April 10, 2008)
- Herrera, ACLU, Lawyers' Committee Reach Accord on Gang Injunction Opt Out Procedure. Administrative Removal Process is 'Fair, Transparent, Accessible, and Recognizes That Individuals Can and Do Change for the Better.' (March 24, 2008)
- Herrera Obtains Back-to-Back Judgments to Protect Mission District Tenants, Neighbors. Crackdown on nuisances involving drug activity, resident safety nets $675K in combined penalties and costs, tough civil injunctions (Mar. 17, 2008)
- Herrera Secures $2 Million Initial Payment for Catastrophic Oil Spill in S.F. Bay. Payment compensates San Francisco for significant costs incurred in incident that fouled bay with 54,000 gallons of bunker fuel. (March 2, 2008)
- City Attorney Herrera and ES&S Resolve Litigation. Election Systems & Software agrees to $3.5 million settlement. (Jan. 22, 2008)
- Petition by Herrera, Zoo to Inspect Evidence in Tiger Case is Granted in Part, Denied in Part. Santa Clara County Court Grants Civil Investigators' Request to Inspect Cell Phones, Denies Request to Inspect Automobile. (Jan. 18, 2008)
- Judge Takes Arguments Under Submission, No Ruling Yet on Evidence in Tiger Civil Case. Santa Clara Superior Court Hearing Involves Evidence in Potential Civil Litigation; Unrelated to SFPD's Reported Criminal Investigation (Jan. 16, 2008)
- Ed Jew Resigns from Board of Supervisors. Herrera, Hanlon Negotiate Settlement Agreement to Dismiss Actions in Superior Court, Ethics Commission Over Alleged Residency Violations. (Jan. 10, 2008)
- Herrera's Request for Stay in 'Healthy San Francisco' Case Granted by Ninth Circuit, City Can Enforce Employer Fee. Court Concludes City Has 'Strong Likelihood' of Prevailing on Appeal, That Health Care Program Should Proceed to Prevent 'Avoidable Human Suffering' (Jan. 9, 2008)
- Herrera Obtains Emergency Court Order, Securing Evidence in Tiger Attack Case. Order came in race-against-the-clock, as Dhaliwal brothers arrived at SFPD headquarters to retrieve car and cell phones from custody. (Jan. 8, 2008)
- Herrera Criticizes Adachi Proposal to Prioritize Gangs Over Victims, Vulnerable for City Services. Legal analysis details violations of California Constitution, city charter, state law in secret 'Gang Injunction Review Council' scheme. (Jan. 2, 2008)
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