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.
Washington D.C. – The non-profit consumer advocacy group Consumer Watchdog filed a data privacy and security lawsuit late yesterday in Washington D.C.…
Aug 11, 2020
Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog released a “Know Your Rights” tip sheet today outlining 6 things consumers should know about their health care cost and access rights during…
Apr 2, 2020
Los Angeles, CA — A non-profit consumer group filed a lawsuit to compel California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of…
Feb 18, 2020
As Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Michael Hiltzik lays out in his column today in the Los Angeles Times, the world’s biggest oil and…
Jan 23, 2020
Los Angeles, CA – Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s office will delay disclosure of the Commissioner’s calendar or records of his meetings with…
Aug 2, 2019
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer supported a deceptive notice to ratepayers in a class action settlement over the…
Mar 26, 2019
A California judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Aetna against the non-profit Consumer Watchdog and law firm Whatley Kallas, LLP over Aetna’s…
Sep 11, 2018
UPDATE: If you are a victim of a recent LA DWP blackout we want to hear your story. Please email us at:…
Jul 26, 2018
Los Angeles, CA — This morning, health insurance Goliath Aetna sued the nonprofit Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas LLP, a consumer law…
May 24, 2018
Los Angeles, CA — Consumers who were enrolled in an individual or family Health Net Preferred Provider Organization (“PPO”) health plan in…
May 8, 2018
CVS, one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical benefit managers, disclosed the HIV status of 6,000 patients enrolled in the Ohio HIV Drug…
Mar 22, 2018
Memphis, TN — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee is attempting to circumvent the central reform of the Affordable Care Act—the so…
Nov 1, 2017
Today a “John Doe” HIV patient along with consumer advocates at Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas, LLP announced the filing of a…
Oct 23, 2017
SANTA MONICA, CA — Under a recent settlement of two lawsuits, members of health plans issued by Aetna, Inc. and its subsidiary,…
Jul 31, 2017
Santa Monica, CA -- The California Supreme Court should review a decision that would prevent consumers from seeking refunds when they are…
Jun 8, 2017
California consumers are being priced out of their life insurance policies once they become disabled resulting in the loss of valuable coverage,…
May 2, 2017
Santa Monica, CA -- Anthem, Inc.’s, affiliated health plans are expanding the ways in which their members can receive HIV/AIDS specialty medications…
Jun 22, 2016
Aetna, Inc., and its subsidiary Coventry Health Care Inc., are attempting to circumvent the central reform of the Affordable Care Act—the so…
Feb 26, 2016