SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte has deep experience in litigation and public policy. She was at the forefront of what’s now known as affirmative litigation, in which cities sue companies on behalf of citizens they have allegedly harmed.
She sued big tobacco as a member of the San Francisco city attorney’s office and helped stop the sale of unpasteurized milk while working for a small public int... (continued)
