By Emmy Freedman, LAW 360 https://www.law360.com/articles/1705299/hiv-patients-can-amend-disability-bias-suit-against-cvs Law360 (July 28, 2023, 9:00 PM EDT) -- Patients can revise their claims that CVS Pharmacy Inc.violated the Affordable Care Act by forcing people with HIV and AIDS to get medications by mail, a...

Consumer Watchdog's Energy Advocate, Liza Tucker, explains how Boeing's Santa Susana field lab just northeast of Los Angeles poses potential health risks to people nearby.

By Emmy Freedman, LAW 360 https://www.law360.com/articles/1595196?e_id=4b8eb524-0562-40da-ba7d-4520eae82a00& CVS urged a California federal judge to toss a proposedclass action accusing it of violating the Affordable Care Act's nondiscrimination provision by forcingpeople with HIV and AIDS to get medications by mail, saying the...

By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2023-02-28/consumer-watchdog-appeal-insurance-records-lara The Los Angeles advocacy group that unsuccessfully sued California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance over their refusal to turn over documents they said were exempt from public...

By Ronald D. White, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-02-21/geico-allstate-start-california-car-insurance-rate-increases-more-ahead Some California drivers will be getting a nasty surprise when they open their car insurance bills this year. That's because California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved some big rate hikes in the...

Ricardo Lara’s first term was marked by violations of key campaign pledge, other allegations By Jeff McDonald, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2022-10-09/despite-political-scandals-california-insurance-commissioner-appears-headed-to-re-election Months into his first term as one of just eight people elected to statewide office in California, Ricardo Lara was...

By Jacklyn Will, BLOOMBERG LAW https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/cvs-units-must-face-hiv-bias-suit-over-medication-distribution HIV/AIDS patients who object to a CVS Pharmacy Inc. policy limiting where they can receive specialty medications advanced their lawsuit when a California federal judge said the company’s subsidiaries were likely subject to the Affordable...

By Patrick Hoff, LAW 360 https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1518877/cvs-can-t-escape-hiv-patients-disability-bias-suit CVS Pharmacy can't avoid a proposed class action alleging its prescription drug benefits program discriminates against people with HIV and AIDS, as a California federal judge said the company's separate corporate entities can't shield it from federal health care law. U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen...

By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS July 18, 2022 https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2022/07/18/suit-seeks-release-of-cdi-meeting-records-in-california-pay-to-play-lawsuit/ A California consumer rights organization is asking a court to order Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s office to disclose records of all meetings with representatives of insurance companies involved in what it...

California needs consumer protection, not partying, dining and cozying up with industry lobbyists and executives By The MERCURY NEWS and EAST BAY TIMES Editorial Boards April 28, 2022 https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/04/28/editorial-elect-marc-levine-to-end-laras-insurance-commissioner-scandals/ California needs a new insurance commissioner - one that voters can feel confident...