The U.S. Supreme Court made clear this week that, regardless of what the Constitution says about a consumer's right to sue, businesses…
Dec 18, 2015Ready or not, the robots are coming. There will be cars driving themselves, with no steering wheel for us to grab. Delivery…
Dec 18, 2015A dispute is turning testy between a Santa Monica nonprofit and the California Public Utilities Commission over intervenor compensation — the money…
Dec 18, 2015A coalition of nine consumer advocacy and union groups are urging Florida regulators to think twice about approving big health mergers they…
Dec 17, 2015Last December, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed a longtime adviser, Michael Picker, to head the California Public Utilities Commission.
Dec 17, 2015US tech firm has stepped up lobbying efforts with $3.5m charm offensive to persuade EU to drop punitive action over alleged abuse…
Dec 17, 2015December 17, 2015 -- Just how much more did Californian drivers allegedly overpay for their gas in 2015? Try $10 billion, according…
Dec 17, 2015Liza Tucker from Consumer Watchdog explains how Big Oil has been gouging Californians at the gas pump this year to the tune…
Dec 17, 2015Jamie Court of Consumer Watchdog explains how Californians are getting gouged at the gas pump and paid $10 billion more than the…
Dec 17, 2015California's stubbornly high gasoline prices resulted from state regulations, trouble with imports and an outage at a major refinery, the oil refining…
Dec 16, 2015
SANTA MONICA, CA – Draft regulations covering self-driving robot cars issued today by the California Department of Motor Vehicles incorporate a key…
Dec 16, 2015LOS ANGELES -- California unveiled precedent-setting draft rules Wednesday that would slow the public's access to self-driving cars of the future until…
Dec 16, 2015Manufacturers could start leasing autonomous cars to the public California has published the world's first regulations dealing with the routine use of…
Dec 16, 2015California on Wednesday unveiled proposed regulations for autonomous cars, a long-awaited step for car companies seeking guidance before eventually selling them to…
Dec 16, 2015Google 'gravely disappointed,' says rules would hold back progress SAN FRANCISCO -- California regulators, calling for caution on self-driving cars, today proposed…
Dec 16, 2015Harsher new rules of the road are proposed as Ford and Kia announce more self-driving vehicle plans Ford and Kia are the…
Dec 16, 2015Coming nearly a year after its January 1st, 2014 deadline, the California Department of Motor Vehicle today released those draft rules governing…
Dec 16, 2015Jamie Court of Consumer Watchdog says oil companies are gouging Californians on gas prices to the tune of $10 billion extra in…
Dec 16, 2015