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By Dan Bacher, INDY BAY MEDIA October 20, 2019 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/20/18827485.php The appointments of Shabazian and Ntuk come in the wake of increased…
Oct 20, 2019Expert: Per-gallon price to drop back below $4 by Halloween By Rob Nikolewski, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE October 17, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/story/2019-10-16/san-diego-gasoline-prices-moving-back-down With the…
Oct 18, 2019Op-Ed Column by Thomas Elias, CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD October 14, 2019 Gasoline Gouging 9.0: Same as earlier editions For the ninth time in…
Oct 14, 2019By THE LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD October 14, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-10-14/car-insurance-premiums-higher-for-poor-people If you’re a Latino or black Californian with a low-wage job…
Oct 14, 2019By Staff Writers, ASSOCIATED PRESS October 12, 2019 http://www.startribune.com/california-governor-signs-bill-limiting-oil-gas-development/562936912/ SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a law intended…
Oct 12, 2019By Staff Writers, SCRIPPS NATIONAL October 11, 2019 https://www.10news.com/news/national/prudential-to-start-charging-same-insurance-rates-to-vapers-as-traditional-smokers A change is coming to some people’s life and health insurance policies that…
Oct 11, 2019By Erin Allday, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE October 9, 2019 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/State-stem-cell-agency-hails-sales-tax-revenue-14505008.php The state stem cell agency, which is expected to run out of…
Oct 10, 2019By Kristopher J. Brooks, CBS NEWS October 4, 2019 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-california-a-disturbing-gap-in-what-drivers-pay-for-car-insurance/ Auto insurers commonly offer rate discounts to white-collar professionals in rich neighborhoods,…
Oct 4, 2019California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from company named in complaint By Jeff McDonald,…
Oct 4, 2019By Mike LaSusa, LAW 360 October 2, 2019 https://www.law360.com/articles/1205425/mercury-insurance-inks-41m-deal-to-end-illegal-fee-claims Law360 (October 2, 2019, 9:03 PM EDT) — Mercury Insurance Co. has agreed…
Oct 2, 2019By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL October 2, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/10/02/541727.htm Mercury Insurance Co. has agreed to pay more than $41 million to end…
Oct 2, 2019By Dan Walters, THE MERCURY NEWS A dad who says his infant’s lungs were ‘blown up’ by malpractice and Consumer Watchdog propose…
Oct 2, 2019By Rob Nikolewski, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE September 30, 2019 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/story/2019-09-30/gasoline-prices-soar-to-4-06-a-gallon-in-san-diego First, it was a missile attack in Saudi Arabia. Now, it’s…
Sep 30, 2019Consumer Watchdog filed a new ballot measure Thursday to make a frontal assault on the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, known as…
Sep 27, 2019By City News Service, THE DAILY NEWS OF LOS ANGELES September 27, 2019 LA drops lawsuit against PricewaterhouseCoopers over DWP system LOS…
Sep 27, 2019By Y. Peter Kang, LAW 360 September 27, 2019 https://www.law360.com/california/articles/1203371/calif-group-seeks-to-raise-state-s-med-mal-damages-cap Law360 (September 27, 2019, 9:18 PM EDT) — A consumer advocacy…
Sep 27, 2019By Staff Writers, INSURANCE JOURNAL September 26, 2019 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/09/26/541369.htm Several families of inured patients on Thursday filed proposed initiative for the November…
Sep 26, 2019By Dakota Smith, LOS ANGELES TIMES September 26, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-26/dwp-pricewaterhousecoopers-lawsuit-dropped-billing-errors The city of Los Angeles moved Thursday to abandon its high-profile lawsuit…
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