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  • Legislative panel supports radiation protection Wednesday, June 30, 2010 � by eric


    An Assembly committee approves Padilla measure on a bipartisan vote, but lobbyists for hospitals and radiologists warn that provisions could put scare in patients who can be helped.

  • California’s Tort Wars: Election Day by the numbers Friday, June 11, 2010 � by eric

    Tort-war front groups for big oil, insurance and tobacco get walloped on election day.

  • Tort reform: Just an effort to shift responsibility Wednesday, April 7, 2010 � by scott

    Jim Marcinkowski, a lawyer and former congressional candidate in Michigan, argues that corporate and medical proponents of tort reform are really just trying to shift responsibility for their business actions to the consumers, or to government.

  • FPPC says “Big Money Talks”–and how… Thursday, March 18, 2010 � by scott

    Corporations and business associations spent some $545 million over the past decade trying to influence policy decisions in Sacramento.

  • Consumer Reports debunks claims of frivolous lawsuit epidemic Wednesday, March 17, 2010 � by jg

    Consumer Reports Health Blog: Exhaustive studies show that most legal claims against doctors are legitimate grievances; if anything, there are far more medical injuries that are never adjudicated than there are frivolous lawsuits.

  • Sheesh. What’s a customer got to do to get a settlement? Tuesday, March 16, 2010 � by scott

    Only 170 customers have received compensation under a settlement with insurance companies over canceled policies.

  • Off-key Anthem – the insurance company, not the song Sunday, March 14, 2010 � by scott

    Consumer Watchdog accuses Anthem Blue Cross of using rate hikes to force customers into lesser policies.