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Senate leader Burton will offer legislation requiring the state to consider buying cheaper pharmaceuticals from Canada.The Los Angeles Times Consumer advocates welcomed…
Jan 23, 2004City News Service Harvey Rosenfield is author of Prop 103. "The voters (who passed Prop. 103) are looking to Insurance Commissioner Garamendi…
Jan 23, 2004Groups Go to Los Angeles Intersection Where Premiums Increase $500 For Good Drivers Living on the "Wrong" Side of ZIP Code Boundary…
Jan 22, 2004Backers say they want to curtail frivolous lawsuits against businesses.The Orange County Register Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's aides are laying the groundwork for…
Jan 22, 2004SEVERAL GROUPS TO RECEIVE GRANTSThe Boston Globe Dorchester resident Colman Herman has reached a multimillion-dollar legal settlement in a class-action suit with…
Jan 22, 2004THESE STEPS ARE NEEDED TO END THE MALPRACTICE INSURANCE CRISISPittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania) "Caps themselves had no effect other than to further line…
Jan 22, 2004Fine Print Is Likely to By-Pass State Regulatory Requirements Bush is expected to announce a health care plan tonight in his State…
Jan 20, 2004FTCR v Nextel suit moves forwardRCR Wireless News FTCR said Nextel's policy of no longer issuing itemized bills -begun Oct. 1- makes…
Jan 19, 2004An oil company group urges the governor to reject a proposal to reduce state gasoline and diesel use by 15%.The Los Angeles…
Jan 19, 2004Governor launches a drive for funds - and his critics are buzzing.Sacramento Bee While Arnold's just starting to ask for the cash,…
Jan 18, 2004The Los Angeles Daily News Which rules stay and which don't will say a lot about whether Schwarzenegger really is different or…
Jan 17, 2004Look for fresh sparks in the debate over California's electricity future in the coming weeks.The San Diego Union-Tribune "The problem is that…
Jan 17, 2004SPECIAL INTERESTS CIRCUMVENT STANDARD, REFORMERS COMPLAINSan Jose Mercury News (California) "By his own definition, this breaks the promise of taking money from…
Jan 16, 2004Associated Press "It's a victory for the people," said Doug Heller, advocate with FTCR. "Judge Janavs stood foursquare as did the insurance…
Jan 16, 2004Legislature Did Not Have Power To Give Boon To Mercury Insurance A Los Angeles Superior Court invalidated legislation allowing insurance companies to…
Jan 15, 2004The Los Angeles Times "This is a retreat from the promise that companies have made to workers since World War II," said…
Jan 15, 2004City News Service Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs agreed with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights -- which filed…
Jan 15, 2004Group Would Decimate Jury System, Consumer Access to Court
Jan 14, 2004