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Courtroom

Suit Seeks Release of CDI Meeting Records In California ‘Pay To Play’ Lawsuit

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...

Consumer Watchdog - July 18, 2022

In The News

Their Homes Survived California Wildfires. But Insurers Refused To Cover Sickening Smoke Damage

By Carolyn Said, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 15, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/home-smoke-damage-17306521.php  Where there’s fire, there’s smoke. But in California, some insurance companies are trying to treat wildfire smoke damage as separate from fire damage so they...

Consumer Watchdog - July 15, 2022

In The Courtroom

Opening Brief Filed in Public Records Lawsuit Against Insurance Commissioner Lara & Agency Over Pay-to-Play Records

Los Angeles, CA -- Consumer Watchdog filed its Opening Brief in a California Public Records Act (“CPRA”) lawsuit against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the Department of Insurance. The CPRA...

Jerry Flanagan - July 14, 2022

In The News

KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Group’s Report Details Illegal Denying of Wildfire Claims

By Staff Reporters, KNX 1070AM Los Angeles, CA July 13, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Harvey Rosenfield with Consumer Watchdog details how their new...

Consumer Watchdog - July 13, 2022

In The News

KCBS 740AM San Francisco, CA: Insurance Companies Denying Wildfire Insurance Claims Illegally Says Consumer Watchdog

By Staff Reporters, KCBS 740AM San Francisco, CA July 13, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Consumer Watchdog says insurance companies are illegally inserting language...

Consumer Watchdog - July 13, 2022

In The News

KTTV FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Group Says Insurance Cos Illegally Denying Coverage After Wildfires

Mark Reback - July 13, 2022

In The News

KGO ABC TV-7 San Francisco, CA: FAIR Plan insurance Criticized for Expense, Lack of Coverage in Insurance Commissioner Hearing

Mark Reback - July 13, 2022

In The News

California’s ‘Insurer of Last Resort’ Accused of Wrongly Denying Wildfire Claims

By Ethan Varian, MERCURY NEWS July 13, 2022 https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/13/californias-insurer-of-last-resort-accused-of-wrongly-denying-wildfire-claims/ After the CZU Lightning Complex Fires ripped through the Santa Cruz Mountains in 2020, Sarah Mapel's home was one of the few in...

Consumer Watchdog - July 13, 2022

In The News

Report: California Insurers Are Lowballing Or Denying Wildfire Coverage

The California Department of Insurance says the report "contains demonstrably false claims" By Kevin Smith, SAN BERNARDINO SUN July 12, 2022 https://www.sbsun.com/2022/07/12/report-california-insurers-are-lowballing-or-denying-wildfire-coverage/ If you own a home that suffered smoke damage from a...

Consumer Watchdog - July 12, 2022

Accountability

California Senate Committees Pass Good Government Bills To Close Agency Lobbying Loophole and Bar Destruction of Records

Los Angeles, CA - Today, the California State Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill 11-0 that would require agencies to retain all public records for a minimum of two years....

Jerry Flanagan - June 14, 2022