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Auto insurers attack rules;
Suits fight new rate setting tied to driver's record, not ZIP code.Sacramento Bee "The voters made it very clear that auto insurance…
Jul 21, 2006Consumer Watchdog
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Insurers sue Calif. over new auto rules
Associated Press "We will fight to ensure that this anti-consumer lawsuit does not stop the savings that good drivers have been waiting…
Jul 21, 2006
Insurance
Insurers sue to block rate-setting rules;
INDUSTRY CONTENDS AUTO PREMIUMS WILL RISE UNDER NEW REGULATIONSSan Jose Mercury News (California) The insurance companies "are dragging their feet in the…
Jul 21, 2006
Privacy
State Takes Lead in Stem Cell Efforts;
A day after President Bush's veto, the governor orders a $150-million loan to kick-start research now stalled by litigation.The Los Angeles Times…
Jul 21, 2006
In The News
Leaving stem cell politics behind;
Researchers focus on human testingThe Baltimore Sun As Congress debated the issue this week, a California taxpayer's group, the Foundation for Taxpayer…
Jul 20, 2006
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Groups urge revocation of stem-cell patents;
CALIFORNIA'S INSTITUTE MAY BE HARMED, THEY SAYSan Jose Mercury News (California) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights and the Public Patent…
Jul 19, 2006
Privacy
Stem Cell Bill Seen as a Qualified Boon for Research
The New York Times Yesterday the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a watchdog group in California, filed a request to the…
Jul 19, 2006
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Request to re-examine WARF stem cell patents escalates war of words;
Scientist says James Thomson "followed recipe" of other researchersWisconsin Technology Network The most recent exchange came after the Public Patent Foundation, on…
Jul 19, 2006
Insurance
DRIVING LESS WILL CUT INSURANCE PREMIUM;
YOUR RATE NO LONGER FIGURED BY ZIP CODEModesto Bee Department officials said that under the new regulations, a person's driving record and…
Jul 19, 2006
Insurance
UW stem cell patents face challenge: Groups say ownership of rights hurts research, drives scientists away
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) A California-based consumer group and a stem cell scientist took action Tuesday to overturn the landmark patents on…
Jul 19, 2006
Insurance
Prop. 89: So Good It’s Scary — to Sacramento
The Los Angeles Times "Teachers' ideas should be strong enough to sway politicians; otherwise, their students are in trouble," said Court. "But…
Jul 19, 2006
In The News
Wider Stem Cell Research Sought;
Taxpayer advocacy group challenges three patents it says have discouraged work on embryonic tissue.The Los Angeles Times Tuesday's challenge did not come…
Jul 19, 2006
Insurance
Groups, scientist want to overturn WARF’s stem cell patents
Associated Press The Public Patent Foundation, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, and Jeanne Loring, a stem cell scientist at the…
Jul 19, 2006
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Stem cell patents challenged
Sacramento Bee The group argues that the patents are overly broad and will discourage companies from bringing stem cell treatments to market.…
Jul 19, 2006
In The News
WARF stem-cell patents challenged
Wisconsin State Journal "The folks in Wisconsin need to get the dollar signs out of their eyes and stop impeding vital research…
Jul 19, 2006
Privacy
Review of stem cell patents is sought;
Consumer groups say researchers 'handcuffed'The San Diego Union-Tribune The groups -- the Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights in Santa Monica and…
Jul 19, 2006
Privacy
A Senate Go on Stem Cells
Inside Higher Ed (insidehighered.com) One of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights's main points that it hopes to convey to the…
Jul 19, 2006
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Groups Target Stem Cell Patents
Science Magazine Online "All [WARF] really did here was follow what a number of stem cell scientists were showing," says John Simpson…
Jul 18, 2006