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By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE May 12, 2019 California Gov Newsom calls for managed phase-out of fossil fuels Environmental justice,…
May 12, 2019By Kevin Smith, THE RIVERSIDE PRESS-ENTERPRISE May 10, 2019 https://www.pe.com/2019/05/10/california-insurance-commissioner-to-investigate-inequity-in-auto-premiums/ If some California motorists pay reduced auto insurance premiums because they’re part…
May 10, 2019By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS May 8, 2019 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/insurer-hit-with-27-5-million-in-fines-166763.aspx Mercury Insurance is facing $27.5 million in California state penalties for charging customers…
May 8, 2019By Jeff Sistrunk, LAW360 May 8, 2019 https://www.law360.com/consumerprotection/articles/1157583/mercury-insurance-must-pay-27-6m-fine-over-illegal-fees Law360 (May 8, 2019, 9:23 PM EDT) — A California appeals court on Tuesday…
May 8, 2019By Bob Egelko, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE May 7, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Mercury-Insurance-must-pay-27-5-million-in-13827326.php A state appeals court reinstated $27.5 million in state penalties against…
May 8, 2019By Staff Reports, MYNEWSLA.COM May 7, 2019 Appellate Court Upholds $27M Penalty for Mercury Insurance Fourth District Court of Appeal justices Tuesday…
May 8, 2019By Wire Reports, ASSOCIATED PRESS May 7, 2019 https://ktla.com/2019/05/07/mercury-insurance-must-pay-27-5m-to-california-for-charging-customers-illegal-fees-court-says/ A state appeals court says Mercury Insurance Co. must pay $27.5 million to…
May 7, 2019By Debra Kahn, POLITICO PRO May 2, 2019 Several oil groups are ramping up their spending this year in California, including a…
May 2, 2019By Ivan Penn, THE NEW YORK TIMES May 2, 2019 LOS ANGELES — The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation…
May 2, 2019By Kevin Koeninger, COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE May 1, 2019 Specialty Status of HIV Medications Debated at Sixth Circuit CINCINNATI (CN) – An…
May 1, 2019By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE April 27, 2019 How big oil dominates the public discourse to manipulate and deceive On…
Apr 27, 2019By Sharon McNary, KPCC 89.3 FM SOCAL PUBLIC RADIO April 26, 2019 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio…
Apr 26, 2019By Lyle Adriano, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA April 25, 2019 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/ca-insurance-commissioner-rejects-petition-to-have-insurers-disclose-fossil-fuel-business-165699.aspx California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara recently rejected a petition from over 60…
Apr 25, 2019By Steve Scauzillo, THE DAILY NEWS OF LOS ANGELES April 24, 2019 66% of stores — names you know — refused to…
Apr 24, 2019By Chris Seekings, THE ACTUARY April 24, 2019 https://www.theactuary.com/news/2019/04/californian-insurance-commissioner-refuses-to-mandate-climate-risk-disclosures/ In his denial of the petition, Lara explained how climate-related financial disclosures only…
Apr 24, 2019By Jessie Gomez, MUCKROCK April 23, 2019 https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2019/apr/23/california-ab-700/ Following sweeping changes to access to police records, California legislators remain focused on reforming…
Apr 23, 2019By Jamie Yuccas, CBS EVENING NEWS April 23, 2019 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gas-prices-continue-climbing-across-us-2019-04-23/ Los Angeles — For eight straight weeks, gas prices are climbing across…
Apr 23, 2019By David Lazarus, LOS ANGELES TIMES April 19, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-cfpb-kraninger-takes-consumers-to-school-20190419-story.html After becoming head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — a job…
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