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The campaign reform initiative was approved more than a year ago. Judge still could consider its constitutionality.The Los Angeles Times A Superior…
Jun 4, 2002Modern Healthcare Two volleys were fired last week in the growing battle over malpractice insurance premiums, which is either a looming national…
Jun 3, 2002Associated Press Pacific Gas and Electric Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April 2001, driven into debt in part by…
Jun 3, 2002The managed-care chief says no to a judge's slashing of a fine against Kaiser.The Sacramento Bee A legal battle over patient rights…
May 31, 2002Platts Retail Energy Lawyers for California Public Utilities Commissioner Henry Duque have asked a state appellate court in San Francisco to overturn…
May 31, 2002The Las Vegas Review-Journal Dueling news conferences Wednesday at Valley Hospital Medical Center marked the first time the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association…
May 30, 2002Associated Press An administrative law judge sided with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Thursday in a dispute with the state Department of Managed…
May 30, 2002Premium Data Shows California Law Is No Model For The Nation
May 29, 2002Megawatt Daily Lawyers for California Public Utilities Commissioner Henry Duque have asked a state appellate court in San Francisco to overturn a…
May 28, 2002SB 1427 Would Lower Price, Make Low-Cost Auto Insurance Available to More Drivers
May 28, 2002TV SHOW: The Nightly Business Report California's biggest energy companies say that they didn't manipulate the state's power market last year. The…
May 23, 2002The Houston Chronicle Power suppliers have told federal regulators their behavior during the California electricity crisis was dramatically different from that of…
May 23, 2002Greenwire Five major power generators told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday that their energy trading practices during the California power crisis…
May 23, 2002Associated Press After vetoing workers' compensation reforms for three years, Gov. Gray Davis this year declared the legislation long overdue and signed…
May 22, 2002Internal documents describe the amazing, code-named ways that ENRON rigged the state's energy pricesTime Magazine Many Golden State residents, including Governor Gray…
May 20, 2002Bonuses for keeping patient calls briefToronto Star Telephone clerks at California's largest HMO received bonuses for keeping calls with patients brief and…
May 18, 2002Bonuses were given for limiting members' calls and doctor's appointments. HMO defends program but has dropped it.The Los Angeles Times Kaiser Permanente,…
May 17, 2002Michigan Looks at Role of Credit Records in Rate-SettingThe Wall Street Journal Insurance companies already are under fire for using information from…
May 16, 2002