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KCAL TV-9 – CBS, Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog Files Suit To Halt Demolition, Debris Removal At Santa Susana Field Lab

August 8, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>SIMI VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — Once a cutting edge research and development center, the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in the hills above Simi Valley long ago became a contaminated, radioactive source of great concern.<br /> <br />

KCAL TV-2 – CBS, Los Angeles, CA – UCLA Officials Accused Of ‘Lavish’ Travel Amenities

August 4, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Questions are being raised about what some call lavish travel and entertainment spending by UCLA officials over the past five years. Randy Paige reports.</p>

KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA – Dave Jones, California Insurance Commissioner, Discusses Malpractice Insurers’ Price Gouging

August 4, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones says there is too much secrecy in the Affordable Care Act contract process. He is supportng legislation that would reduce the secrecy. He also talks to NBC4's Conan Nolan about the controversial "MICRA" CAP.</p>

KNTV, NBC Bay Area, CA – Reality Check: CA Malpractice Laws Prove Fertile Ground for Political Fight

July 31, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Buoyed by support from the consumer advocacy group, Consumer Watchdog, Danville father Bob Packs has formally submitted a measure to the state that would raise the medical malpractice awards cap for non-economic injuries, a move sure to inflame tensions on a longstanding debate.<br /> <br /> The initiative would require several policy changes targeted at strengthening “victims’ rights and patient safety,” according to Pack, including certain forms of drug testing for doctors and mandatory background checks on patients.<br /> <br />

Privacy Concerns Raised About Google Glass

July 25, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Google has been selling its newest high-tech device, Google Glass, to a select group to test the technology so it can be improved for the mass market. Elizabeth Lee reports for VOA from Los Angeles that the biggest criticism has been about privacy.</p>

Keystone XL Pipeline: Not In Our National Interest

July 16, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Consumer Watchdog, a nationally recognized nonprofit consumer group, has reviewed corporate, industry and government data and found that pipeline developers and the Canadian government intend to use the controversial Keystone XL pipeline to raise the price of Canadian tar sands oil on the global market by shipping oil directly to the Gulf. This would raise U.S. gas prices in the Midwest by up to 40 cents a gallon.<br /> <br />

KGO TV-7 ABC SF, CA – Study: Keystone XL Pipeline Would Raise Price of Gas

July 16, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>A new study from a leading consumer rights group says the much debated Keystone XL Pipeline would dramatically increase the price people pay for gasoline, but supporters of the pipeline accuse the group of engaging in a misinformation campaign.</p> <p>The pipeline would transport oil from fields in Canada down to the Gulf States, but Consumer Watchdog says the impact is much greater. "Gas prices in America, gas prices in the Midwest, gas prices in California, are going to go up," says Consumer Watchdog President Jaime Court.</p>

BLOOMBERG TV: Keystone XL Pipeline to Raise Gas Prices: Steyer

July 16, 2013  ·  Mark Reback

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KNBC TV-4 LA – Battle Over Patient Safety Heats Up

July 5, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Critics say the decades old Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) is outdated and must be changed. Doctors and attorneys are battling over the law, that caps how much compensation a person gets in a medical malpractice case. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on July 5, 2013.</p>

Bob Pack Is Inducted Into the Consumer Advocate Hall Of Fame

June 15, 2013  ·  Jamie Court

<p>Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court Introduces Citizen Activist Bob Pack As He Is Inducted Into the Consumer Advocate Hall Of Fame at the 2013 Rage For Justice Awards.</p>

Kay McVay Is Inducted Into The Consumer Advocates Hall Of Fame

June 15, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>CNA President Rose Ann DeMoro intdroduces Kay McVay as she is inducted into The Consumer Advocates Hall Of Fame at the 2013 Rage For Justice Awards.</p>

Mark P. Robinson, Jr. Receives The Lifetime Legal Achievement Award

June 15, 2013  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p>Attorney Mark P. Robinson, Jr. receives Consumer Watchdog's "Phillip Burton Lifetime Legal Achievement Award" during the 2013 Rage For Justice Awards. For more information on Mark Robinson, Jr. and his professional portfolio, please visit his <a href="http://www.rcrsd.com/our-attorneys/mark-robinson-jr.html">online profile.</a></p>