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Sacramento Bee The selective attitude about delving into allegations of misconduct is being demonstrated anew in two other cases.
Mar 17, 2004Minnesota Public Radio - Marketplace Suppose you did a customer service survey and only polled your co-workers and friends? Or erased the…
Mar 16, 2004Los Angeles Times "Is Southern California Edison's service so bad that employees are cooking the books in order to make things look…
Mar 16, 2004In a letter to Newsweek provided to Columbia Journalism Review, the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) identified the three lawsuits,…
Mar 15, 2004Money paid by college friend questionedThe San Francisco Chronicle "It's not surprising that behind closed doors, politicians decided not to fully investigate…
Mar 13, 2004COMMITTEE SAYS HE FOLLOWED LAWSan Jose Mercury News (California) FTCR will explore whether to pursue other action, such as filing a complaint…
Mar 13, 2004Second District Court of Appeal confirms the right of consumers to challenge insurers' illegal conduct in court
Mar 13, 2004HOPE DIM FOR LOWER GAS PRICESThe Daily News of Los Angeles Also on the supply side, the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer…
Mar 12, 2004Lexington Herald Leader (Kentucky) Harvey Rosenfield testified that a different bill, Proposition 103, and not MICRA, was responsible for stabilizing malpractice premiums…
Mar 12, 2004The decision in a case filed against a Mercury General unit upholds a key part of the auto reform Proposition 103.
Mar 12, 2004Groups Call on Medical Associations to Join Efforts to Reduce Medical Mistakes and Lower Physicians' Insurance Rates The website, which published a…
Mar 11, 2004Associated Press The commission "creates a huge potential for conflicts of interest across the board," said Carmen Balber of FTCR, a consumer…
Mar 11, 2004Supervisors say insurance rates go up under planTulare Advance-Register (Tulare, CA) A petition before Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has asked that an…
Mar 11, 2004National Public Radio (NPR) - Talk of the Nation Jamie Court (FTCR): "If someone was an innocent victim of medical negligence and…
Mar 10, 2004Oakland Tribune "Kaiser has invested$100,000 of our premium dollars into removing consumer rights and accountability," said Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for…
Mar 10, 2004Residents at a Fresno hearing voice concerns about increases.Fresno Bee (California) Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi said "This system is unfair. You ask…
Mar 10, 2004The San Francisco Chronicle He is the target of a state Senate ethics probe that stems from a complaint that he violated…
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