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[Walkup, Melodia, Kelly + Schoenberger @WalkupLawFirm]

(1/3) Walkup's Michael A. Kelly was honored last Saturday night with the Consumer Watchdog 2026 Lifetime Legal Achievement Award at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles. Over the last 24 years, @ConsumerWD has presented this award to 17 of California’s most devoted and

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

Uber lied to the legislature about its insurance payments to get a reduction in its uninsured motorist coverage mandate.
#CAleg Shouldn't Uber answer for its lies? https://t.co/Vw2VzUrku4
@CASenateDems
@CASenateDems
@AsmRepublicans
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[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

Uber is working across America and in California to limit accident victims’ legal rights under the premise its insurance costs are too high.
In these short videos, Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court talks about Uber’s scheme.
Check it out!
https://t.co/Vw2VzUrku4

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

US Representative @RoKhanna received a standing ovation at the 2026 Consumer Watchdog Rage for Justice awards where he received the prestigious Phillip Burton Public Service Award!
Thank you for your powerful dedication to Rage for Justice in everything you do!

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

“Organized Money: California Dreamin’ … of a Slush Fund for Uber
Regulatory capture could be the grandest scam ever, and California is the Wild West.”

Via @TheProspect
https://t.co/sfURYcRD3v

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

Self Driving Car Liability
Check out our report A License To Kill: How Uber’s Rush To Close Courthouse Doors And Roll Out Robocars Threatens Public Safety to find out more.
https://t.co/eczf1fRlIE

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

.@RaisingHellNow on @TheRideshareGuy Podcast
Uber is simultaneously trying to weaken legal accountability while expanding autonomous vehicle deployment, despite unresolved safety and transparency concerns.
https://t.co/cChur6DoYm

[Sergio Avedian @sergioaved]

Join us live today at 3pm PST - 6pm EST for Episode 211 of SMTMC @TheRideshareGuy YouTube channel. Jamie Court @RaisingHellNow of the Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD is our guest. We have a lot to talk about @Uber @lyft Commercial Insurance schemes.
https://t.co/z8wXKW5JEi

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

Check out the @LeverNews article: Uber’s Secret Hawaiian Slush Fund
A new report alleges Uber has parked $12.5 billion in a Hawaiian shell company that could help finance robotaxis, sidestep taxes, and bankroll efforts to weaken consumer protections.

https://t.co/BUsRyNnpLm

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

Don’t miss Jamie Court @raisinghellnow on the Ride Share Guy podcast!
He joined Sergio and Chris to talk about “Consumer Watchdog’s allegations that Uber’s insurance reserves are being used to fund its autonomous future.”

Check it out here: https://t.co/A19ohJFrh2

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

Consumer Watchdog Warns of Continued Gasoline Price Spikes Without Promised Energy Commission Rules

“California oil refiners are once again treating the state like an ATM,” Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog
https://t.co/cZbVLWwVcr

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

Uber’s Insurance Scam
Our new report uncovers Uber’s insurance scam: how it is trying to take your legal rights to tap into the $12.5 billion it has stashed in a self-funded insurance reserve so it can build more robotaxis without legal accountability for the damage they cause.

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

.@ICRicardoLara has withdrawn his proposed regulations attacking California’s consumer intervenor system after Consumer Watchdog twice pointed out that he had relied on materials that were never disclosed to the public, a clear violation of CA law. 
https://t.co/BYGs5VaNDv

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

Consumer Watchdog Warns of Continued Gasoline Price Spikes Without Promised Energy Commission Rules

“California oil refiners are once again treating the state like an ATM.” Jamie Court @RaisingHellNow, president of Consumer Watchdog

https://t.co/cZbVLWwVcr

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, released an open letter to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
condemning the company’s efforts to limit legal accountability for crashes involving rideshare drivers and autonomous vehicles. https://t.co/rztoZNDmF1

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

Consumer President Jamie Court @RaisingHellNow warned the Senate Energy, Utilities and Commerce Committee that without long-promised oil refinery regulations California would continue to suffer from profiteering at the gas pump. https://t.co/cZbVLWwVcr

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

SB 1301, @SenBenAllen, protects policyholders from unexplained and abrupt insurance nonrenewals by requiring more notice before a loss of coverage, specific disclosure of the reasons a policyholder may be dropped, and an opportunity to make repairs to keep coverage.

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

Today!!! Consumer Watchdog President, Jamie Court, will present evidence to the Senate Energy Committee about how gasoline price spikes in CA are resulting in huge profit margins for oil refiners in the state and what needs to be done to curb the price spikes and profiteering.

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

CA approved 154 new EOR well permits in Q1 26
EOR: extremely high carbon footprint. Billions of gallons of water. Exempt from leak detection. Aquifer contamination risk.
Chevron alone: 115 permits.
"It is time to end the use of EOR entirely." @FracTracker
https://t.co/eTJkcYimvJ

[Consumer Watchdog @ConsumerWD]

What you pay for home and auto insurance in the coming years could be determined by which insurance commissioner candidate you vote for. If you haven’t voted yet, please mail back your ballot or vote in person tomorrow!