CONSUMER COALITION AND RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST AUTO INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION
Groups Go to Los Angeles Intersection Where Premiums Increase $500 For Good Drivers Living on the "Wrong" Side of ZIP Code Boundary…
Jan 22, 2004Consumer Watchdog
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Privacy
Work under way on tort-reform plan
Backers 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, 2004
Privacy
WAL-MART SETTLES LAWSUIT ON ITEM-PRICING FOR $7.35M
SEVERAL 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, 2004
Insurance
CAPS AREN’T THE CURE;
THESE STEPS ARE NEEDED TO END THE MALPRACTICE INSURANCE CRISISPittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania) "Caps themselves had no effect other than to further line…
Jan 22, 2004
Privacy
Fundraising while Budgeting
When he wanted to be Governor, Arnold said, "It is no coincidence that the budget season is also the political fundraising season.…
Jan 21, 2004Bush’s State of the Union Address To Highlight Health Care Industry Priorities, Not the Needs of Patients
Fine Print Is Likely to By-Pass State Regulatory Requirements Bush is expected to announce a health care plan tonight in his State…
Jan 20, 2004
Privacy
Kennedy backs off cell-phone users alternate bill of rights
FTCR v Nextel suit moves forwardRCR Wireless News FTCR said Nextel's policy of no longer issuing itemized bills -begun Oct. 1- makes…
Jan 19, 2004
Energy
Industry Opposes Fuel Goal;
An oil company group urges the governor to reject a proposal to reduce state gasoline and diesel use by 15%.The Los Angeles…
Jan 19, 2004
Privacy
Clock runs for debt bond initiative
Governor launches a drive for funds - and his critics are buzzing.Sacramento Bee While Arnold's just starting to ask for the cash,…
Jan 18, 2004
Insurance
What’s ‘special’ to Arnold?
The Los Angeles Daily News Which rules stay and which don't will say a lot about whether Schwarzenegger really is different or…
Jan 17, 2004
Energy
Proposals renew debate over state’s electricity future
Look 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, 2004
Insurance
Governor stretches his donation rules;
SPECIAL INTERESTS CIRCUMVENT STANDARD, REFORMERS COMPLAINSan Jose Mercury News (California) "By his own definition, this breaks the promise of taking money from…
Jan 16, 2004
Insurance
Court invalidates auto insurance discount law
Associated Press "It's a victory for the people," said Doug Heller, advocate with FTCR. "Judge Janavs stood foursquare as did the insurance…
Jan 16, 2004
Insurance
A Ward for Special Interests
Given the $15.9 million Arnold has raised from well-heeled donors who want a say over state policy, it's not surprising that the…
Jan 16, 2004Court Throws Out Auto Insurance Surcharge Law As Prop 103 Violation
Legislature Did Not Have Power To Give Boon To Mercury Insurance A Los Angeles Superior Court invalidated legislation allowing insurance companies to…
Jan 15, 2004
Insurance
More Workers Are Likely to Retire Without Company Health Benefits
The Los Angeles Times "This is a retreat from the promise that companies have made to workers since World War II," said…
Jan 15, 2004
Insurance
Car Insurance Suit
City News Service Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs agreed with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights -- which filed…
Jan 15, 2004