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6/17/2013
Liza Tucker
SANTA MONICA, CA –Exide Technologies has won a temporary reprieve that prevents the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) from enforcing its shutdown of the company’s Vernon plant. That means the lead battery recycler can restart its operations, threatening Californians with renewed pollution of their air and water, Consumer Watchdog said today.
“This is what happens...
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6/15/2013
Attorney Mark P. Robinson, Jr. receives Consumer Watchdog's "Phillip Burton Lifetime Legal Achievement Award" during the 2013 Rage For Justice Awards.
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6/15/2013
Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court Introduces Citizen Activist Bob Pack As He Is Inducted Into The Consumer Advocates Hall Of Fame at the 2013 Rage For Justice Awards.
Blog Post
6/7/2013
By John M. Simpson
Google CEO Larry Page simply doesn't get it when it comes to privacy concerns about the Internet giant's new computerized eyewear, Google Glass. He made that crystal clear at the annual shareholders's meeting Thursday.
I made my annual trek to Mountain View to attend the Internet giant's shareholder meeting and pose some questions directly to Google's top...
Blog Post
6/3/2013
By John M. Simpson
Google is apparently reacting to widespread concerns about one of the most privacy invasive and Orwellian potential applications for its computerized eyeglasses known as Google Glass. Late Friday the Internet giant said it won't -- for now -- allow facial recognition software on the device.
Facial recognition software has pretty much been developed to the stage where if such an app were...
Blog Post
6/1/2013
By Consumer Watchdog
Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.comConsumer Watchdog Privacy Project Director John Simpson on the latest scam targeting senior citizens.
News Release
6/17/2013
Liza Tucker
SANTA MONICA, CA –Exide Technologies has won a temporary reprieve that prevents the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) from enforcing its shutdown of the company’s Vernon plant. That means the lead battery recycler can restart its operations, threatening Californians with renewed pollution of their air and water, Consumer Watchdog said today.
“This is what happens...
News Release
6/12/2013
John M. Simpson
WASHINGTON, DC – Consumer Watchdog today called on federal regulators to block Google’s proposed $1 billion acquisition of Waze, developers of a mobile mapping application, on antitrust grounds.
The nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest group made the case against the deal in letters to both the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Both agencies have...
News Release
6/11/2013
Jerry Flanagan (Consumer Watchdog) or Edith Kallas (Whatley Kallas LLP)
Santa Monica, CA. -- In a potentially devastating move for the health and privacy of HIV/AIDS patients, United Healthcare, the nation’s largest health insurer, is illegally forcing its sickest and most vulnerable members to abandon their local pharmacies in favor of United’s own in-house mail-order service, according to a new statewide class action lawsuit. As the result of a...
Legal Update
3/25/2013
By Pam Pressley
Our Legal Team had a busy week last week, with two big auto insurance rate victories and significant steps forward in our legal cases against insurance company abuses. Here are some highlights of our accomplishments just this past week:
1) Slashed Farmers' requested auto rate increase in half from 6.9% to 3.5%
2) Lowered So Cal Auto Club auto insurance rates by -4.1%
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Legal Update
2/20/2013
By Laura Antonini
Last Thursday, February 14, Federal District Court Judge George H. Wu held an initial hearing on class action lawsuits filed against Hyundai and Kia across the country for falsifying gas mileage estimates. The lawsuits were sent to Judge Wu’s court in response to a petition filed by the Consumer Watchdog legal team, whose year long investigation of consumer complaints first exposed the...
Legal Update
2/13/2013
By Laura Antonini
Federal District Court Judge George H. Wu will hold his first hearing Thursday in the litigation over the MPG fraud by Hyundai and Kia. You can read the details of our latest lawsuit -- airing the complaints consumers across America who were victims on the fraud.
Last week, Consumer Watchdog’s request to centralize all cases against Hyundai and Kia for misrepresenting vehicle...
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6/15/2013
Attorney Mark P. Robinson, Jr. receives Consumer Watchdog's "Phillip Burton Lifetime Legal Achievement Award" during the 2013 Rage For Justice Awards.
Video
6/15/2013
Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court Introduces Citizen Activist Bob Pack As He Is Inducted Into The Consumer Advocates Hall Of Fame at the 2013 Rage For Justice Awards.
Video
6/15/2013
J.J. Abrams Introduces Chris Moore at Consumer Watchdog's 2013 Rage For Justice Awards. Producer Chris Moore is the first recipient of the People Speak Media Award.
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