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California consumers have taken DirecTV to court, saying the El Segundo-based satellite television company's "early cancellation penalty" unlawfully removes funds from customer…
Sep 24, 2009John M. Simpson, a consumer advocate with Consumer Watchdog who testified about the deal before the House Judiciary Committee, said any agreement…
Sep 24, 2009The Author's Guild and Association of American Publishers in the Google Book Search settlement asked District Court Judge Denny Chin to postpone…
Sep 23, 2009Two groups ask a federal judge for more time to address new issues in a settlement covering the firm's digital library project.…
Sep 23, 2009Consumer Watchdog, a nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer advocacy group that has asked the court to reject the settlement, said in a statement that…
Sep 23, 2009Google Inc. and groups of authors and publishers are working to modify a $125 million settlement to create a digital library following…
Sep 23, 2009Consumer Watchdog Says Copyright Issues For Congress, Not Closed-Door Deals SANTA M0NICA, CA —Publisher and author associations sought today to cancel a…
Sep 22, 2009The impact of the proposed merger of Microsoft and Yahoo's search platforms raises "significant antitrust concerns" that include the impact on the…
Sep 22, 2009WOODLAND HILLS, CA -- Activists and customers protested Tuesday at Anthem Blue Cross offices in Woodland Hills and nationwide to criticize the…
Sep 22, 2009Satellite TV Company Charged Unlawful “Early Cancellation” Santa Monica, CA — Consumers who are being charged an “early cancellation penalty” by satellite…
Sep 22, 2009WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The consumer group that pioneered the most successful insurance premium regulation law in the nation, California's Proposition 103, today…
Sep 22, 2009$30M in Industry Money Clouding Debate, Says Consumer Watchdog Washington, D.C. -- The health care industry and its lobbyists have hosted at…
Sep 22, 2009California regulators say they're getting close to setting rules about how long-managed care patients have to wait to get doctor appointments. About…
Sep 22, 2009A cornerstone of President Obama's health-care plan is, as he said in his speech to Congress, "individuals will be required to carry…
Sep 22, 2009Wayne Volkmuth learned what a "250 case" was while conducting research shortly after the loss of his 7-year-old son, Ryan, who died…
Sep 21, 2009RACHEL MADDOW, HOST: ... An advocacy group called Consumer Watchdog on Friday released a sheet of internal underwriting guidelines from the industry…
Sep 21, 2009A proposal to make preexisting health conditions irrelevant in the sale of insurance policies could help not just the seriously ill, but…
Sep 20, 2009Officials cite concerns that the agreement with authors and publishers could run afoul of antitrust and copyright laws. But they also propose…
Sep 19, 2009