Mercury Launches Attack on Middle Class During Tough Economic Times Santa Monica, CA -- The California Attorney General has released the official title and summary of a proposed ballot initiative that will allow insurance…
Truth-teller Wendell Potter Asks White House Officials To See Insurance Crisis First-Hand Santa Monica, CA -- In private and public messages to federal Office of Reform chief Nancy Ann DeParle, insurance whistle-blower Wendell Potter has…
Santa Monica, CA -- Genentech Board Chairman Arthur D. Levinson should quit as a director of either Internet giant Google or Apple to avoid antitrust violations, Consumer Watchdog said today, following the resignation of Eric…
Profit Reports Offer More Proof That Oil Prices Are Disconnected From Actual Petroleum Santa Monica, CA -- On the same day that Exxon Mobil reported a second quarter profit of $3.95 billion dollars, down 66%...
Fine Print Contains Hidden Penalties, Taxpayer Costs Santa Monica, CA -- The billionaire chairman of Los Angeles-based Mercury Insurance Company is sponsoring a ballot measure that would legalize surcharges of hundreds of dollars for…
Washington D.C. -- Any national health reform compromise that allows states to adopt ineffective health care "co-ops" should also allow states to adopt highly effective single-payer systems, according to Consumer Watchdog. According to Politico.com, the…
Santa Monica CA -- The proposed 10-year partnership on Internet search and search advertising between Microsoft and Yahoo! must be closely scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department to ensure there are…
Senator Max Baucus, A Leading Architect of Health Care Reform, Received More Industry Contributions Than Any Other Congressional Candidate WASHINGTON, DC -- Health insurers and drug companies gave a combined $6.1 million to the top…
San Francisco, CA -- A Bay Area man and his thirteen-year-old son urged California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner to protect innocent patients from retroactive policy cancellations when they get sick and need coverage the most.…
Group Urges California Assemblywoman Hayashi To Protect 2003 Anti-Steering Law Santa Monica, CA -- Consumer Watchdog is urging Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D-Hayward) to amend her proposal (AB 1200) that seeks to undo a current…
Satellite TV Company Charges Unlawful "Early Cancellation" Fee, Consumer Advocates Contend Santa Monica, CA -- A class action lawsuit charging that DIRECTV, the satellite entertainment company, imposes unlawful early cancellation fees of up to…
Consumer Watchdog Releases Satirical Annotated Version, Says Cyber-Spying Should Raise Lawmaker Alarms Over Internet Giant’s New ‘Net-based Operating System
