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New law limits chance to remedy before enforcement; ‘Expanded compliance hurdles open up businesses to more litigation’
With voters’ passage of Proposition 24, a new law which will expand consumer data regulation, businesses now have another set of safeguard measures to implement or risk facing civil suits for non-compliance. -
California arbitration bill heads to General Assembly
Democratic legislators in California are seeking to enact a new rule to allow consumers of financial products to litigate all contractual disputes, even in cases involving valid contracts that hold arbitration provisions both parties have previously given their consent. -
State Farm ordered to refund rate inflations back to California policyholders
SACRAMENTO — A court has ordered insurance company State Farm to repay California policyholders millions of dollars in a case that stems from a petition filed by the Consumer Federation of California (CFC) questioning the company’s decision to raise rates in July 2015. -
Made in the U.S.A. and dead in the California Assembly?
Questions remain about the purpose, future and mission behind former Assembly Bill 2827 -
Consumer Watchdog alleges State Farm rate proposals are too high
SANTA MONICA – Are California consumers being overcharged for their homeowner’s insurance? According to the group Consumer Watchdog, the answer is yes.