The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog filed a lawsuit Friday against Aetna in federal court in San Diego, claiming the insurer discriminated against patients…
Dec 23, 2014A consumer organization and an anonymous HIV/AIDS patient are suing Aetna in federal court, claiming the insurer discriminates against people with HIV/AIDS…
Dec 23, 2014Jamie Court calls it the “January surprise.” Court, president of the Consumer Watchdog nonprofit, is convinced oil companies may try to artificially…
Dec 22, 2014A consumer group has sued the health insurer Aetna, claiming that it discriminated against patients with H.I.V. when it required them to…
Dec 22, 2014HIV-positive plan subscribers of Aetna Inc. are suing to stop the insurance giant from putting into place a New Year’s policy that…
Dec 22, 2014Law360, New York (December 22, 2014, 5:26 PM ET) -- Managed health care company Health Net of California Inc. was hit with…
Dec 22, 2014Consumer Watchdog has raised concerns over a California HIE and potential patient privacy concerns.
Dec 18, 2014It didn’t take the spectacular hacking of Sony computers for consumers to be aware that their privacy is at risk every time…
Dec 18, 2014Consumers who purchased Hyundai and Kia cars based on the companies’ misrepresentations about the fuel economy of several of their 2011, 2012…
Dec 18, 2014A prominent consumer group is calling on customers of two leading health insurers to boycott a vast new database of patient medical…
Dec 17, 2014WASHINGTON (Dec. 16, 2014) — Auto makers’ formal pledge to protect the privacy of consumers is inadequate for that purpose, according to…
Dec 16, 2014December 16, 2014--Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog on Monday released a report warning that oil industry officials plan to use “artificially inflated” gas…
Dec 16, 2014
If an avalanche of citizen initiatives morphs the 2016 ballot pamphlet into an encyclopedia-size volume, blame it on California’s growing legion of…
Dec 11, 2014The first life that California's stem cell research funding agency saves may be its own. With the clock ticking 10 years and…
Dec 11, 2014A coalition of consumer and children's organizations has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Topps candy and trading card company, which…
Dec 9, 2014In many ways, it was a typical social media marketing campaign featuring user-generated content — only this promotion involved a brand popular…
Dec 9, 2014