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SPECIAL 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, 2004Given 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, 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, 2004A consumer group says big business, not small, is behind an initiative aimed at making similar changes.Los Angeles Daily Journal The Foundation…
Jan 14, 2004Blue Cross has spent $250,000 thus far. Kaiser, Bank of America, Countrywide, Oracle, Edison and Intel each gave $100,000. Auto dealers have…
Jan 13, 2004Superior Court Allows FCTR to Proceed with Suit against Nextel A Los Angeles Superior Court judge this morning allowed the Foundation for…
Jan 13, 2004Northridge--10 Years LaterLos Angeles Business Journal "The insurance industry knows it has the public over a barrel, and their response to the…
Jan 12, 2004Consumer group challenges mergerModern Healthcare Concerns voiced by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in November 2003 called on the FTC…
Jan 12, 2004Consumer group challenges mergerModern Healthcare Concerns voiced by the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in November 2003 called on the FTC…
Jan 12, 2004With voters increasingly asked to decide policy, issues ranging from gambling to taxation, health care and workers' comp could face public.The Los…
Jan 11, 2004The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights criticized the companies for their "investment follies" during the stock market…
Jan 11, 2004Bid to downplay geography would cause 25 percent increase here.The San Luis Obispo Tribune The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, one…
Jan 9, 2004