Whoa, Nelly, the California Department of Motor Vehicles told self-driving car developers Wednesday. It’s not yet time to dispense with licensed drivers…
Dec 16, 2015On the same day as the state of California released its draft regulations for self-driving cars, reports have surfaced that Google Alphabet…
Dec 16, 2015On the heels of news about Google possibly taking on Uber with a fleet of self-driving cars, and Ford joining self-driving testers on…
Dec 16, 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, 2015WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - On Monday, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a California court must enforce DirecTV's arbitration…
Dec 15, 2015The Supreme Court's ruling for DirecTV on binding arbitration language in customers' service agreements has little applicability in the real world, "but…
Dec 15, 2015California consumers who are angry about being hit with unexpected fees can be forced to air their complaints individually before an arbitrator…
Dec 14, 2015WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that satellite provider DirecTV can avoid a class action lawsuit in California over early…
Dec 14, 2015The Supreme Court said Monday that a class-action suit against satellite TV provider DirecTV over early-termination fees cannot go forward, because such…
Dec 14, 2015Consumer Watchdog called for an investigation into racist emails sent by Department of Toxic Substances Control employees about the citizens they are…
Dec 10, 2015A startup company could cherry pick some of the best stem cell projects bankrolled by California taxpayers as part of an ambitious…
Dec 10, 2015Jamie Court warns consumers to beware of cheap knock-off versions of the hoverboards that are a hot item this holiday season, but…
Dec 9, 2015Jamie Court explains how the hidden fees on traffic tickets came to be and why they are outrageous and should be rescinded.
Dec 9, 2015A consumer advocacy group is asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to slow down, following NHTSA’s announcement that it will…
Dec 9, 2015The head of the state’s toxics control agency said Wednesday she has disciplined two employees for using racially derogatory terms in emails,…
Dec 9, 2015Racist repartee found in state emails has prompted a consumer group to call for the firing of the employees who wrote the…
Dec 9, 2015Tech companies and carmakers from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to Volvo are working on self-driving cars. But robot autos don't belong under the rules…
Dec 3, 2015