Los Angeles, CA — At a hearing today before the California Department of Insurance, State Farm opposed Pacific Palisades homeowner Merritt David Farren’s petition to participate in the ongoing rate review proceedings, citing the Department’s newly announced market...
Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog issued the following statement on Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s announcement today of a market conduct examination into State Farm claims handling abuses after the Eaton and Palisades fires.
“State Farm customers have come forward with...
Sacramento, CA -- Consumer Watchdog wrote to Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders today pointing out a new New York Times investigation about the failure of the East Coast regional grid as a cause to shelve plans for a West Coast regional...
Sacramento, CA – In a bipartisan ramrod, reminiscent of the vote over the first electricity deregulation bill in 1996, the California Senate approved legislation allowing for a regional electricity system that throws out Enron-era state protections against price manipulation...
Sacramento, CA - Legislation that allows survivors of medical negligence to continue to recover damages for the pain and suffering of their loved ones before they died passed the California Senate last night by a vote of 21 to...
Second Federal Court Ruling Yesterday Echoes Concerns Raised in Brief
San Francisco, CA — A federal court yesterday granted Consumer Watchdog’s motion for leave to file an amicus curiae – or “friend of the court” – brief challenging President Donald Trump’s...
Sacramento, CA – At a California Assembly oversight hearing, state regulators revealed new data showing that oil refiners feeding branded stations have made a killing from California consumers and that refiner-reported data about operating costs were overblown.
The data provided by...
Sacramento, CA – A bill that will put patients at risk from doctors who continue practicing while abusing drugs or alcohol passed off the floor of the California State Assembly yesterday and moves on to the Senate.
AB 408 by...
Sacramento, CA – New research conducted by Consumer Watchdog reveals that medical malpractice insurance loss ratios in California hit historic lows after the state lifted its ban on pre-death pain and suffering damages in 2022, undercutting industry claims that the...
UPDATED 1:40PM Los Angeles, CA – A proposed decision recommending approval of State Farm General’s request for an interim rate hike was issued by an Administrative Law Judge yesterday and approved today by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. The settlement...
New data posted by the California Energy Commission shows oil refiners making an average 80 cents per gallon in gross refining margins from the sale of California gasoline as of February, when a fire at a PBF refinery...
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog president Jamie Court wrote to the leaders of the University of Southern California today asking that it investigate USC Marshall School of Business professor Michael Mische for a violation of the university’s...
Los Angeles, CA — State oil and gas regulators approved just three new drilling permits in the first quarter of 2025 compared to zero approvals the same quarter last year, according to a new analysis by Consumer Watchdog...
Sacramento, CA – The California Senate Judiciary Committee analysis of SB 540 (Becker), which would change our electricity market from a California-only market to a Western regional market, cites the dangers of federal preemption of California clean energy...
Sacramento, CA – AB 408 by Assemblymember Berman to create a secret Medical Board program that will place patients at risk of harm at the hands of doctors abusing drugs or alcohol passed out of the Assembly Business...
Sacramento, CA – Legislation to be heard in the Assembly Business & Professions Committee tomorrow, April 22nd, would place patients at risk of harm at the hands of doctors abusing drugs or alcohol.AB 408 (Berman) would recreate the...
Los Angeles, CA—A new investigative report by Consumer Watchdog explains the sudden reversal by electric worker and corporate lobbyist Scott Wetch to support a controversial energy bill SB 540 (Becker), known as “Pathways,” which cedes control over California...
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog sued the California Department of Insurance and Commissioner Ricardo Lara to protect California homeowners from hundreds of millions in surcharges that could soon appear on their insurance bills. The surcharges result from a...
