Jamie Court

Extension of Pre-death Pain and Suffering Damages Passes the CA Senate; Continues Rights of Medical Malpractice Survivors To Collect For Lost Loved One’s Pain and Suffering

Sacramento, CA – Legislation that allows survivors of medical negligence to continue to recover damages for the pain and suffering of their loved…

Refining Industry Profiteering and Misinformation Revealed At Oversight Hearing 

Sacramento, CA – At a California Assembly oversight hearing, state regulators revealed new data showing that oil refiners feeding branded stations have made…

My 58 – Sacramento, CA: State Farm Looking To Raise Rates

Consumer Watchdog Shows Pre-death Pain and Suffering Damages Did Not Result In More Claims, Making Case For Their Extension

Sacramento, CA – New research conducted by Consumer Watchdog reveals that medical malpractice insurance loss ratios in California hit historic lows after the state…

KGO-SF (ABC) – San Francisco, CA: State Farm Proposes More Insurance Rate Hikes

State Farm will raise insurance premiums by 17% for California homeowners. If this latest request is granted, the company could push that…

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA: State Farm Requesting An Additional 10% Rate Increase

By Staff Reporters, KCBS – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Part 2

CA Oil Refiners Profit Margins Tick Up In February As They Exploit Refinery Outage To Make More Profits

New data posted by the California Energy Commission shows oil refiners making an average 80 cents per gallon in gross refining margins…

Failure To Disclose Ties To Saudi Arabia On Paper Advocating Loopholes For Refiners And Oil Producers Is A Violation of USC’s Conflict Of Interest Code, Watchdog Says

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog president Jamie Court wrote to the leaders of the University of Southern California today asking that…

Senate Judiciary Committee Cites Risks From Trump’s FERC And Coal Plant Owners To CA Environmental Policies Under SB 540, Causing “Significant Harms To Its Energy Goals”

Sacramento, CA –  The California Senate Judiciary Committee analysis of SB 540 (Becker), which would change our electricity market from a California-only…

Oilies Always Blame Government But It is Oil Refiners’ Greed That Drives Up the Price At The CA Pump

Since California gas prices are tipping $5 again, it’s time for the latest of oil industry boosters in the media to claim…

The Mercury News – Opinion: Will California sell out its clean energy policies to help power AI?

By Jamie Court, MERCURY NEWS Nearly 30 years ago California legislators faced a test of their integrity in voting for an electricity…

KOGO-AM (Radio) – San Diego, CA: Gas Prices In San Diego And Across The State Have Been On The Rise

By Staff Reporters, KOGO-AM – San Diego, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA: Hearing On State Farm’s Emergency Request To Raise California Home Insurance Premiums Is Now Complete

By Staff Reporters, KCBS-AM – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KCBS-AM (Radio) – San Francisco, CA: State Farm Emergency Rate Hike Hearing

By Staff Reporters, KCBS-AM – San Francisco, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

KPIX-SF (CBS) – San Francisco, CA: Forced Onto The Fair Plan

California’s Gasoline Price Gouging Law Working To Hold Down Oil Refiner Profits and Gas Prices Two Years After Passage, Adds Protections For Polluter Pays Laws

Sacramento, CA – Two years after Governor Newsom signed the nation’s toughest oil refiner accountability law, Californians have reaped big benefits by…

KCAL-LA – Los Angeles, CA: Personal Data Used To Target Shoppers

Companies will use data like where you live, how often you shop online, and how much you spend while doing so.

KCBA (FOX) – Monterey, CA: CA Bill Aims To Put An End To Surveillance Price Gouging

Some online companies even boost the price if a customer is using an apple product.