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Like many Californians, I was burned by Mercury auto insurance in the 90's. After my rates went up, despite a "discounted" quote…
Feb 8, 2010Mercury Insurance Initiative – Prop 17 – Will Legalize Unlawful Surcharges Uncovered by State Investigators Santa Monica, CA -- Newly released internal…
Feb 8, 2010Calls on Sen. Dodd To Re-Affirm Commitment to Independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency Washington, DC -- Consumer Watchdog called on Senate Banking…
Feb 8, 2010A high-profile California insurance company that is backing a controversial insurance measure on the June ballot has engaged in practices that may…
Feb 8, 2010People who feel they can't afford car liability insurance probably don't know about a state program that costs as little as $254…
Feb 6, 2010Internal reports prepared by California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigators show that Mercury Insurance Company used a variety of internal company rules…
Feb 5, 2010A billionaire twisted arms to use public land for luxury shops. Now Eli Broad wants to put his art there. Consumer advocate…
Feb 5, 2010The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest February 4 saying that that despite “substantial progress” it still had objections to…
Feb 5, 2010San Francisco, CA -- The US Department of Justice on Thursday said it was still not satisfied with an agreement on digitising…
Feb 5, 2010The Justice Department announced late Thursday that it still has problems with a proposed settlement between the publishing industry and Google over…
Feb 5, 2010WASHINGTON, D.C. - Changes that Google Inc and the Authors Guild made to an ambitious plan to create a massive online library…
Feb 5, 2010SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The U.S. Justice Department still thinks a proposal to give Google the digital rights to millions of hard-to-find…
Feb 5, 2010In a big blow to Google's efforts to build a massive digital-books marketplace and library, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has…
Feb 5, 2010SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog praised the U.S. Department of Justice today for opposing the amended Google Books Settlement. The DOJ…
Feb 5, 2010The revelation that Google Inc. is partnering with the National Security Agency to probe a widespread cyber attack has quickened the pulse…
Feb 5, 2010Although the amended settlement agreement for Google's Book Search addressed some concerns the U.S. Justice Department had, it still could give the…
Feb 4, 2010If insurers can sell beyond state lines, the concern is that consumers would be attracted to the least comprehensive policies because they'd…
Feb 3, 2010Thirty-one California lawmakers have reached tentative agreement with the state's political watchdog agency to pay $9,400 in fines for failing to disclose…
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