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Our billboard in Los Angeles warning people not to trust Mercury Insurance (you can read why here) was torn down at Mercury’s…
Sep 15, 2009Internet-search giant Google is making conciliatory gestures in an effort to blunt mounting opposition to a copyright deal that is the foundation…
Sep 15, 2009WASHINGTON, DC -- New data released today showing that premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $13,375 annually for family coverage means…
Sep 15, 2009“Brownley and Pavley’s gifts were small, and they were actually very transparent and thorough on documenting even tiny gifts they received, like…
Sep 15, 2009Wells Fargo Bank made a big deal today of firing the senior vice president who allegedly moved into a $12 million Malibu…
Sep 15, 2009WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The financial firms whose greed and reckless behavior wrecked the nation’s economy in the collapse that began a year…
Sep 14, 2009Bright Yellow Billboard Warned Consumers 'You Can't Trust Mercury Insurance' It's not unusual for businesses to respond aggressively when consumers go online…
Sep 13, 2009Concerns center on possible monopoly, invasion of privacy John M. Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, a California-based non-profit, said a key problem…
Sep 13, 2009Things got busy fast this week in DC as Congress returned from the month-long summer break. Finance committee chair Sen. Max Baucus…
Sep 13, 2009The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is reviewing a draft update of its strategic plan that calls for it to build relationships…
Sep 11, 2009Beyond lavish meals with fine wines, special interests offer overseas junkets, pro basketball games, weekends at spas and golf resorts and in…
Sep 11, 2009By failing to pass orphan works legislation in previous sessions, Congress practically guaranteed a messy settlement would result from Google's scanning and…
Sep 11, 2009Billboard Giant Broke Contract with Consumer Watchdog After Insurance Executive Complained Santa Monica, CA -- CBS Outdoor must re-install Consumer Watchdog's billboard…
Sep 10, 2009Consumer advocates argue that the public option is an essential component of any reform plan. Insurance companies would have no other incentive…
Sep 10, 2009Assemblyman Mike Duvall bragged about affairs with two women, one said to be a utility's lobbyist. California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown declined…
Sep 10, 2009In Koreatown, a billboard that read "Consumer Watchdog Says: 'You Can't Trust Mercury Insurance'" was dismantled last week after the company complained…
Sep 10, 2009The GOP California lawmaker who was caught on video making sexual boasts is being investigated for a reported tryst with an energy…
Sep 10, 2009Google's proposed book settlement with book authors and publishers, allowing the company to digitize and sell millions of books, makes a "mockery"…
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