Chicago and New York join SF in urging the FDA to review the safety of e-cigarettes; legislation would bar the sale of e-cigarettes in SF until FDA acts
SF law prohibits false or misleading advertising by pregnancy centers that don’t actually provide abortions, emergency contraception or referrals for those services
Herrera beats back motion by American Beverage Association to preliminarily enjoin San Francisco from enforcing health warnings on fixed ads for sugary beverages
Full settlement made public today by Herrera’s office after the City’s Board of Supervisors gave its initial approval to agreement in City’s class-action suit against Nevada over ‘patient dumping’ allegations
Herrera praises Public Justice award-winning work on landmark lead paint case that ‘will make a lasting difference to protect the health of children for years to come’
‘Disappointing’ unanimous decision invalidated a balanced Massachusetts law ‘that helped protect public safety and ensure women’s access to reproductive health care’
With Monster v. Herrera, nation’s largest energy drink maker sought to block California case over marketing of harmful caffeinated products to children, youth
With Monster v. Herrera, nation’s largest energy drink maker sought to block California case over marketing of harmful caffeinated products to children, youth
Ten California jurisdictions receive massive award in victory over three manufacters of lead-based paint, verdict breaks new legal ground and spurs remediation efforts
The City Attorney’s Office of San Francisco speaks on behalf of the Nevada patient dumping lawsuit, filed against the state of Nevada for allegedly busing psychiatric patients from Las Vegas to San Francisco. Featuring interviews with City Attorney Dennis Herrera, Deputy City Attorney Kristine Poplawski, lead investigator David Burke, and Executive Director of Mental Health Association of SF, Eduardo Vega.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed a class action against the State of Nevada on behalf of California local governments to which indigent psychiatric patients were improperly bused from the state-run Rawson-Neal Hospital in Las Vegas.
City Attorney follows through on litigation threat to seek statewide injunction, restitution for S.F.’s costs for care of improperly bused non-residents
