Mark Reback
Articles by Mark Reback
W.H. Warned To Distance From Google
Consumer Watchdog is telling the White House that its cozy relationship with Google is inappropriate, given ongoing reviews by both the FTC and the…
Jun 24, 2011ENGINE KNOCK – Feds launch antitrust probe into Google’s market influence
Google is about to get searched by the Feds. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is reportedly launching a widespread antitrust investigation into…
Jun 24, 2011Group Slams White House Google Links
WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) -- A consumer group says the White House must distance itself from Google while the company is the…
Jun 24, 2011Consumer Group Says White House Is Too Friendly With Google
Frequent Google critic Consumer Watchdog wrote to the White House Counsel on Friday arguing that President Obama and other administration officials must…
Jun 24, 2011Google Defends Practices As FTC Launches Antitrust Probe
Google confirmed Friday that the Federal Trade Commission has launched an antitrust investigation of the company, but posted an elaborate defense of…
Jun 24, 2011Google’s Dominance Draws New Scrutiny From Regulators
Tech titan Google has built its runaway success on a promise to consumers that the firm’s almighty search engine can take the…
Jun 24, 2011Banker Selected to Lead Stem-Cell Agency
LOS ANGELES — An investment banker with an interest in biology has been chosen to be the new chairman of California’s $3…
Jun 23, 2011Critics Cheer Possible Google Antitrust Probe
Google's critics Thursday were cheering a report that the Federal Trade Commission is poised to issue subpoenas against the Internet search giant…
Jun 23, 2011Consumers Slam New HHS Rules On Appeals
Consumer advocates aren't happy with revised regulations on the process for filing appeals when insurers deny claims. The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog…
Jun 23, 2011
Watchdog Takes A Bite Out Of Insurance Industry
SPREADING THE NEWS: Attorney Jerry Flanagan (center) describes a settlement agreement that will allow victims Donna and Randy Freed (left) to get…
Jun 22, 2011Congress, Google Clash Over Schmidt, Page Appearance
A Senate subcommitte is pushing Google to have Eric Schmidt or Larry Page testify at an upcoming hearing on search competition, and…
Jun 22, 2011Google: We’ll Pass on the Antitrust Hearing, But if You’ve Got a Dinner Gala Coming Up, Let Us Know
You’d think that with Google’s growing influence in Washington and its close ties to the Obama administration, the company would find it…
Jun 22, 2011Anthem Blue Cross Agrees To Settlement Of Class-Action Lawsuit
About 122,000 Californians covered by Anthem Blue Cross would get protection from dramatic rises in health insurance premiums or have a chance…
Jun 22, 2011Anthem Settles Suit Involving 120K Policyholders
LOS ANGELES—Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the health insurer of manipulating policies and forcing California patients…
Jun 21, 2011Texas Revs Up Anti-California Campaign
The years-long campaign against Californians by the state of Texas, its officials and industries has done anything but abate since the Lone…
Jun 21, 2011A Loophole a Day
Insurance companies try to wriggle out of a health-care reform requirement to spend more money on doctors and patients. A key provision…
Jun 21, 2011