Insurance
Murphy’s Law?
Arnold has generally managed to avoid the old assurance that if it can go wrong, it will. Instead he's followed another Murphy's…
Mar 15, 2004Consumer Watchdog
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Insurance
Supremes Limit Punitive Damages
In a little noticed ruling, the Supreme Court curbed juries' ability to punish corporate misdeeds.Dollars and Sense Magazine Juries will no longer…
Mar 13, 2004
Accountability
State panel won’t investigate Perata;
Money paid by college friend questionedThe San Francisco Chronicle "It's not surprising that behind closed doors, politicians decided not to fully investigate…
Mar 13, 2004
Accountability
Perata won’t face probe by Senate;
COMMITTEE SAYS HE FOLLOWED LAWSan Jose Mercury News (California) FTCR will explore whether to pursue other action, such as filing a complaint…
Mar 13, 2004
Insurance
Arnold’s $800,000 Star Chamber
What happens when you mix Arnold's star quality with a private commission that looks like it was drawn up by the Chamber…
Mar 13, 2004Court Upholds Right of Consumers to Sue Insurers for Overcharges Under Proposition 103
Second District Court of Appeal confirms the right of consumers to challenge insurers' illegal conduct in court
Mar 13, 2004
Energy
RUNNING ON EMPTY;
HOPE DIM FOR LOWER GAS PRICESThe Daily News of Los Angeles Also on the supply side, the Santa Monica-based Foundation for Taxpayer…
Mar 12, 2004
Healthcare
House hears testimony on malpractice bill
Lexington Herald Leader (Kentucky) Harvey Rosenfield testified that a different bill, Proposition 103, and not MICRA, was responsible for stabilizing malpractice premiums…
Mar 12, 2004
Insurance
Consumers Can Sue Insurers Over Rates, Appeals Court Says
The decision in a case filed against a Mercury General unit upholds a key part of the auto reform Proposition 103.
Mar 12, 2004
Energy
On the Dole
During his State of the State speech, Governor Schwarzenegger reminded the legislature that if he could sell the movie Red Sonja he…
Mar 12, 2004
Energy
Gasoline Prices: a Case of Cheating, Not Competing;
Sound familiar? Think back to the electricity crisis. If the recent sticker shock at the gasoline pump feels familiar, that's because it…
Mar 11, 2004Public Outcry Shuts Down Patient Blacklist Website
Groups Call on Medical Associations to Join Efforts to Reduce Medical Mistakes and Lower Physicians' Insurance Rates The website, which published a…
Mar 11, 2004
Insurance
Schwarzenegger names donors, supporters to Calif jobs panel
Associated Press The commission "creates a huge potential for conflicts of interest across the board," said Carmen Balber of FTCR, a consumer…
Mar 11, 2004
Insurance
County goes to bat for rural drivers
Supervisors say insurance rates go up under planTulare Advance-Register (Tulare, CA) A petition before Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has asked that an…
Mar 11, 2004
Energy
Commentary: Gasoline Prices: a Case of Cheating, Not Competing;
Sound familiar? Think back to the electricity crisis.The Los Angeles Times The recent 20-cent-per-gallon increase in California -- compared with just a…
Mar 11, 2004
Healthcare
Web sites that blacklist patients who have filed medical malpractice lawsuits
National Public Radio (NPR) - Talk of the Nation Jamie Court (FTCR): "If someone was an innocent victim of medical negligence and…
Mar 10, 2004
Insurance
Kaiser campaign donation chided
Oakland 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, 2004