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Palo Alto biotech company StemCells has approved the research use for free of its patented technology by a children's research hospital, clearing…
Jun 15, 2010Mercury "got taken for a ride" by political consultants, said Jamie Court, president and chairman of Consumer Watchdog and a board member…
Jun 14, 2010Washington, D.C. --- The financial reform bill will deregulate state insurance oversight by allowing the Treasury Department to use a new national…
Jun 14, 2010SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog today praised three Congressmen for releasing Google’s purported explanation of its three-year WiSpy snooping and endorsed…
Jun 11, 2010Voters had to work hard to sift through the "obfuscation" and "deception" employed by PG&E and Mercury Insurance, said Doug Heller, executive…
Jun 11, 2010Proponents failed in their attempt “to scam California drivers by authorizing surcharges that voters made illegal in 1988 when they passed Proposition…
Jun 10, 2010I was in Washington, DC, last week to attend EPIC's Champion of Freedom Awards Dinner. One honoree in particular prompted the cross-country…
Jun 9, 2010Proposition 17, auto insurance measure, appeared to be headed for defeat. With 99. 1 percent of the precincts reporting, it was losing…
Jun 9, 2010Voters rejected two business-backed measures that would have changed the electric power and auto insurance industries in California. Harvey Rosenfield, the noted…
Jun 9, 2010The outcome was a victory for consumer groups that argued the referendum would effectively legalize surcharges outlawed since the passage of Proposition…
Jun 9, 2010Two other initiatives put on the ballot by major corporations — Proposition 16 requiring voter approval before cities can get into the…
Jun 9, 2010California voters rejected the two initiatives put on Tuesday's ballot by major corporations -- Proposition 16, requiring voter approval before cities can…
Jun 9, 2010“The problem is that the bill relies too much on the idea of ‘notice and consent,’ which really hasn’t worked,” said John…
Jun 8, 2010Anthem Blue Cross just sent out the warmest, fuzziest letter to policyholders, touting the generous, caring steps it is taking since the…
Jun 8, 2010Consumer Watchdog founder Harvey Rosenfield wrote and lobbied for Proposition 103 in 1988. With its passage, the state regulated auto and homeowners'…
Jun 7, 2010A leading consumer advocate charged Prop. 17’s chief sponsor, Mercury Insurance, of fraudulently suggesting in recent mailers that the Consumer Coalition of…
Jun 7, 2010House Subcommittee Urged to Expand Definition of “Sensitive Information,” Incorporate “Fair Information Practices,” and Require “Opt-in” Procedures for Data Collection WASHINGTON --…
Jun 7, 2010Apple, Google and Facebook, the three companies that helped restore the luster of Silicon Valley's reputation following the dark days of the…
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