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CHICAGO, IL -- University of Chicago law professor Randal Picker raised concerns recently over a court settlement that will grant Google the…
May 12, 2009Cleveland-based Medical Mutual offers the produce to those with employer-provided insurance as well as to those who buy its individual plans. As…
May 12, 2009Washington, D.C. -- President Obama and U.S. Senate health care reform leaders must not override state consumer protection laws as suggested by…
May 11, 2009Washington, DC -- Consumer Watchdog has sent to the U.S. Justice Department a Google document presenting the best corporate arguments for why…
May 8, 2009Is Google a monopoly? That question, which is increasingly gaining the attention of regulators in Washington, D.C., is also the subject of…
May 8, 2009Google has launched a wide-ranging campaign highlighting its "competition and openness," meeting with everyone from policymakers to media in order to convince…
May 8, 2009You can see a copy of a Google PowerPoint to that effect over at Silicon Alley Insider, which got it from Consumer…
May 8, 2009Alcohol, tobacco and oil firms, sports teams and studios could bear a larger fiscal burden if voters say no on May 19.…
May 8, 2009Google, having dealt with two major antitrust issues 2008 and facing the potential of more to come, has begun a program to…
May 7, 2009The Arkansas average price for regular gasoline topped $2 on Wednesday for the first time in more than six months. Demand for…
May 7, 2009Google has said the settlement will benefit authors, publishers and readers, because it will result in expanded access to books. Nonetheless, the…
May 7, 2009Four consumer advocacy groups implored Gov. Charlie Crist today to veto a bill that would allow large insurers to charge essentially unregulated…
May 6, 2009Sued Companies Must Disclose Class Members, Court Says Now, lawyers suing Safeco can proceed with demands for a list of California residents…
May 5, 2009Much of the left's consternation lies with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, Montana Democrat, who has taken the lead on drafting…
May 5, 2009US antitrust enforcers are investigating Google's settlement with publishers over its book-scanning project, but the internet firm has defended its position. Google…
May 5, 2009In early April 2009, a nonprofit watchdog group, Consumer Watchdog, had called upon the Justice Department to examine the ramifications of Google's…
May 5, 2009Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus has suggested a healthcare bill could go through Congress without the public option, and activists worry…
May 5, 2009For the first time since its preliminary approval in November 2008, the Google Book Search settlement is looking less like a done…
May 4, 2009