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By Kristopher J. Brooks, CBS NEWS October 4, 2019 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-california-a-disturbing-gap-in-what-drivers-pay-for-car-insurance/ Auto insurers commonly offer rate discounts to white-collar professionals in rich neighborhoods,…
Oct 4, 2019
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from company named in complaint By Jeff McDonald,…
Oct 4, 2019
By Mike LaSusa, LAW 360 October 2, 2019 https://www.law360.com/articles/1205425/mercury-insurance-inks-41m-deal-to-end-illegal-fee-claims Law360 (October 2, 2019, 9:03 PM EDT) — Mercury Insurance Co. has agreed…
Oct 2, 2019
By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL October 2, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/10/02/541727.htm Mercury Insurance Co. has agreed to pay more than $41 million to end…
Oct 2, 2019
By Dan Walters, THE MERCURY NEWS A dad who says his infant’s lungs were ‘blown up’ by malpractice and Consumer Watchdog propose…
Oct 2, 2019
By Rob Nikolewski, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE September 30, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/story/2019-09-30/gasoline-prices-soar-to-4-06-a-gallon-in-san-diego First, it was a missile attack in Saudi Arabia. Now, it’s…
Sep 30, 2019
Consumer Watchdog filed a new ballot measure Thursday to make a frontal assault on the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, known as…
Sep 27, 2019
By City News Service, THE DAILY NEWS OF LOS ANGELES September 27, 2019 LA drops lawsuit against PricewaterhouseCoopers over DWP system LOS…
Sep 27, 2019
By Y. Peter Kang, LAW 360 September 27, 2019 https://www.law360.com/california/articles/1203371/calif-group-seeks-to-raise-state-s-med-mal-damages-cap Law360 (September 27, 2019, 9:18 PM EDT) — A consumer advocacy…
Sep 27, 2019
By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL September 26, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/09/26/541369.htm Several families of inured patients on Thursday filed proposed initiative for the November…
Sep 26, 2019
By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES September 26, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-26/dwp-pricewaterhousecoopers-lawsuit-dropped-billing-errors The city of Los Angeles moved Thursday to abandon its high-profile lawsuit…
Sep 26, 2019
“We are the most progressive state in the country with the most regressive medical malpractice laws in the country,” the president of…
Sep 26, 2019
By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 26, 2019 https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2019-09-26/proposed-ballot-initiative-targets-californias-lawsuit-caps SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A proposed California ballot initiative would let patients get more…
Sep 26, 2019
By Alex Gangitano, THE HILL September 26, 2019 https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/463124-industry-spends-big-to-sell-safety-of-driverless-cars Major players in the self-driving car industry are boosting their lobbying presence to…
Sep 26, 2019
By Angela Hart, POLITICO PRO September 26, 2019 SACRAMENTO — A deep-pocketed lawyer and a coalition led by Consumer Watchdog are launching…
Sep 26, 2019
By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE September 25, 2019 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=220466 SACRAMENTO, Calif. Saying discounts offered to affinity groups in California exacerbate disparities in auto…
Sep 25, 2019
By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL September 23, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/09/23/540852.htm Consumer Watchdog has written California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the District Attorneys…
Sep 23, 2019
By Brad Cain & Dale Debber, WORKERS COMP EXECUTIVE September 20, 2019 Ricardo Lara: Was it Money Laundering & Bribery? The public…
Sep 20, 2019