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Boeing, State Facing New Complaints on Santa Susana Toxic Cleanup

August 5, 2013 · Mark Reback

Two state regulator agencies were accused Monday of placing the public's health at risk by allowing the Boeing Co. to demolish an old plutonium fabrication building on the Santa Susana Field Laboratory site and then planning to dispose the debris at an unlicensed dump in Kern County.

Environmental Groups Say Radioactive Waste Is Going To Landfills

August 5, 2013 · Mark Reback

A coalition of environmental groups accused state regulators Monday of allowing low-level radioactive waste from the former Santa Susana Field Laboratory to be illegally disposed of in landfills not licensed to receive such material. Consumer Watchdog, the Center for Race Poverty and the Environment, and others said debris from six structures from the former nuclear research facility already had been delivered to municipal landfills and metal and concrete recyclers.

Watchdog Groups Allege Boeing Sent Radioactive Waste To City Landfills, Recycling Facilities

August 5, 2013 · Mark Reback

Watchdog groups have accused Boeing Corporation of sending radioactive waste from the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in Ventura County to landfills that aren’t certified to handle it – and they allege that the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control has condoned the practice. The groups said the waste is going to city landfills in Lancaster and Azuza, and recycling plants in Simi Valley, Sun Valley, and Ventura, creating an imminent health threat for people in the surrounding neighborhoods.

Blue Cross To Allow HIV/AIDS Patients to Opt-Out of Mandatory Mail-Order Rx Drug Program

May 23, 2013 · Jerry Flanagan

Santa Monica, CA – Anthem Blue Cross patients with HIV/AIDS may “opt-out” of a program that would have required them to obtain their medications by...

Santa Susana Field Lab Cleanup Will Be Costly

March 3, 2013 · Mark Reback

An internal audit has concluded that NASA committed to an excessive and unnecessary cleanup of its portion of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory and a less expensive and invasive plan should be considered. The audit, released recently by NASA's Office of Inspector General, estimated that cleaning up the agency's portion of the property would cost $200 million.

First Court Hearing On National Class Actions Against Hyundai/Kia

February 20, 2013 · Laura Antonini

<img class=" alignright size-full wp-image-2599" alt="" class="right" src="http://consumerwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hyundai-emblem.jpg" style="width: 275px; height: 169px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px; float: right;" width="646" height="396" />Last Thursday, February 14, Federal District Court Judge George H. Wu held an initial hearing on class action lawsuits filed against Hyundai and Kia across the country for falsifying gas mileage estimates.

Hyundai and Kia False Mileage Cases Go To Court In LA Thursday

February 13, 2013 · Laura Antonini

<img class=" alignright size-full wp-image-2597" alt="" class="right" src="http://consumerwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hyundailogo.png" style="width: 253px; height: 170px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px; float: right;" width="273" height="184" />Federal District Court Judge George H. Wu will hold his first hearing Thursday in the litigation over the MPG fraud by Hyundai and Kia.

Hyundai MPG Scandal Lawsuits Move Forward

January 31, 2013 · Laura Antonini

<img class=" alignright size-full wp-image-2743" alt="" class="right" src="http://consumerwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/images_hyundailogo.png" style="width: 273px; height: 184px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px; float: right;" width="273" height="184" />Orlando, FL -- Consumer lawsuits related to Hyundai’s misrepresentation of vehicle mileage moved a step closer to court today when a special panel of federal court judges meeting in Orlando, Florida held a hearing on a request by Consumer Watchdog lawyers to centralize all such lawsuits in a Southern California federal court.

KCBS-TV 2 LA – Consumer Watchdog Goes To Court For Autistic Children Denied Coverage By Their Health Insurer

January 8, 2013 · Consumer Watchdog

Private insurance companies are required to cover an expensive treatment for children with autism, but that same coverage is being denied to children insured under MediCal and CalPers policies. As CBS 2's Randy Paige tells us, a court battle is underway to try and change that.

Treatment for More Than 13,500 Autistic Children In California Hangs in Balance at Tuesday Court Hearing

January 8, 2013 · Doug Heller

<img class=" alignright size-full wp-image-20289" alt="" class="right" src="http://consumerwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/images_appellatecourt.jpg" style="width: 270px; height: 199px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px; float: right;" width="960" height="709" />Santa Monica, CA– A California Appellate Court in Los Angeles will consider a long-running dispute at a Tuesday afternoon hearing about insurance companies’ obligations to cover a critical treatment for autistic children. The case, brought by the non-profit Consumer Watchdog, will also determine if families previously forced to pay tens of thousands of dollars out-of-pocket for autism treatment should be re

Senator Rockefeller Asks Hyundai America CEO For Answers About MPG Sticker Scandal

December 3, 2012 · Carmen Balber

<img class=" alignright size-full wp-image-20268" alt="" src="http://consumerwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/images_senator-jay-rockefeller-west-virginia.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 188px; float: right;" width="400" height="300" />Washington, DC – United States Senator and Commerce Committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller has written the president and chief executive of Hyundai Motors America to answer questions about the company’s false “Mile Per Gallon” window sticker claims that were exposed by an Environmental Protection Agency audit.

Auto Outlook: Hyundai, Kia Revise Mileage

November 11, 2012 · Mark Reback

Unleash the lawyers. A class-action lawsuit was filed within 48 hours after South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors Corp. apologized for overstating the fuel economy of their vehicles. Hyundai and Kia have admitted the estimated mileage of more than 900,000 cars, trucks and sport-utes sold in the United States and 120,000 sold in Canada since 2010 was exaggerated and said it would compensate current and former owners with debit cards for the additional amount they spent on gasoline.