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Insurance Study

Insurance Study

<p class="source">City News Service</p> <p>Motorists and others injured in auto accidents have received steadily lower payments from insurance companies since a 1988 state Supreme Court decision, according to a study released today.</p>
Ambulance Chaser? Why You @#%*!

Ambulance Chaser? Why You @#%*!

<p class="source">The Recorder</p> <p>Richard Huber made that mistake in a story published Jan. 22 in <i>The Hartford Courant</i>, two days after jurors in San Bernardino hit Aetna U.S. Healthcare of California with a $120.5 million judgment for refusing to cover an experimental treatment for</p>
The People v. HMOs

The People v. HMOs

<h3>You Can Sue Your Boss. You Can Even Sue the President. But Most Americans Can't Sue Their Health Insurer. Reform is Afoot to Change That.</h3><p class="source">Time Magazine</p> <p>Attorney David Goodrich held an almost religious belief in playing by the rules. Certainly his deference to protocol and respect for others were plainly evident on the day in June 1992 when, in the middle of the courtroom, he toppled flat onto his back. C</p>
The 1998 Ballot Measure to Protect Ratepayers

The 1998 Ballot Measure to Protect Ratepayers

<!-- excerpt --><p>In 1998, FTCR co-sponsored a ballot measure to fight the ratepayer bailout required by the 1996 deregulation law. Utilities spent over $40 million in a succesful campaign to defeat it. Read about what Prop. 9 would have accomplished.</p>