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The San Francisco Chronicle Although California law severely limits the use of credit scores in insurance, many companies use them to deny…
May 12, 2002The Buffalo News If federal law doesn't afford the justice system an opportunity to throw some Enron executives into a 6-by-8-foot cell…
May 12, 2002CPUC Operates Under "Alice in Wonderland" Rules
May 10, 2002The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights denounced as a "sham" a hearing called by the CPUC... .
May 10, 2002Associated Press After several years of steady or even declining insurance costs, Californians now face rate increases that could cost them hundred…
May 9, 2002Associated Press Pacific Gas and Electric Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April 2001, driven into debt in part by…
May 9, 2002As bills to increase access to necessary medical care and give HMO patients the right to trial race toward it, the California…
May 8, 2002Megawatt Daily Pacific Gas & Electric wants the California Public Utilities Commission to tell the bankruptcy court the risks inherent in the…
May 8, 2002BCD News and Comment Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali (N.D. Calif.) has approved the disclosure statement of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp., but…
May 8, 2002Group Warns of Future Manipulation As a Result of State and Federal Deregulation Laws Internal Enron memos released by Federal officials yesterday…
May 7, 2002The Los Angeles Times In arguing for regulated electricity for small consumers and a deregulated system for big business, Bill Ahern and…
May 7, 2002BestWire Allstate, the third-largest homeowners writer in the state, had originally asked to raise rates by 22.3%, but the insurance department only…
May 6, 2002The San Francisco Chronicle Embattled state utility commissioner Henry Duque can remain in his position for at least four more weeks, despite…
May 4, 2002PR Newswire PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company today filed objections to the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) disclosure statement…
May 3, 2002Utility: Move key to getting state out of electricity-buying business. PUC showdown is expected.Los Angeles Times Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas…
May 3, 2002Foster Natural Gas Report The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco, with jurisdiction over the Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedure and reorganization of…
May 2, 2002
Swallow This: How Drug Makers Use Pharmacies To Push Pricey Pills -- Drugstores Are Paid to Tout Refills, New Alternatives To Prescription…
May 1, 2002The Daily News of Los Angeles The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to a California law that entitled Northridge…
Apr 30, 2002