Jerry Flanagan is Consumer Watchdog's Litigation Director. Flanagan leads Consumer Watchdog’s litigation efforts in the areas of health insurance coverage and access to treatments. He has over 20 years experience working in public interest and health care policy, legislation and litigation.
Los Angeles, CA – Proposition 34, currently scheduled to appear on the November 2024 ballot targeting the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (“AHF”), violates…
Jul 16, 2024
Los Angeles, CA – The FBI believed former City Attorney Mike Feuer lied to government investigators when he denied knowledge of a…
May 16, 2024
Los Angeles, CA – Late yesterday the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that four HIV-positive “John…
Apr 19, 2024
Names of Public Officials Including Former City Attorney Mike Feuer Will Not Be Redacted, Nor Will Statements by an FBI Agent that…
Apr 16, 2024
Los Angeles, CA – While broadly supporting public disclosure, the United States Attorneys’ Office is seeking to redact the names of former…
Mar 25, 2024
Consumer Watchdog asked a federal court to allow the public to see hundreds of pages of sealed FBI records on its investigation…
Feb 22, 2024
Los Angeles, CA — Yesterday afternoon the non-profit Consumer Watchdog and the Los Angeles Times petitioned a federal court in Los Angeles to release…
Feb 22, 2024
CW litigation director, Jerry Flanagan, says unless there is the threat of public scrutiny, you have no way of knowing that the…
Feb 2, 2024
Clearview AI scrapes images off the internet, often from social media sites, then sells them to public agencies and potentially foreign companies…
Dec 27, 2023
Los Angeles, CA – Checks for $1,821.58 were mailed late last week to hundreds of Californians whose confidential medical information—including their HIV status—was allegedly…
Dec 19, 2023
Visit https://cppa.ca.gov/webapplications/complaint to speak out against Clearview AI's privacy violations, and tell the CPPA that you do not agree to have your…
Dec 11, 2023
Los Angeles, CA – Clearview AI’s facial recognition software “represents a clear and present danger to our societal norms and our privacy,”…
Dec 5, 2023Los Angeles, CA – CVS acted intentionally when it implemented a drug program that discriminates against people living with HIV, according to…
Nov 15, 2023
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit affecting consumers enrolled in two California state-sponsored health care programs for individuals living with…
Oct 13, 2023
CW's litigation director, Jerry Flanagan, said this measure would overhaul the state's public records laws requiring state agencies and local governments to be faster and more responsive…
Aug 3, 2023
70% of CA Voters Approve of the Measure According to a Recent Poll Los Angeles, CA – Embracing the principle that “sunshine…
Aug 2, 2023
San Francisco, CA – Late Friday a federal court in San Francisco allowed a case brought by HIV-positive “John Doe” plaintiffs against…
Jul 31, 2023