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TURN (The Utility Reform Network) is a consumer advocacy organization headquartered in San Francisco, California.In 1972, Sylvia Siegel started TURN in her kitchen to represent consumers before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which she felt was overly focused on the interests of its regulated industries at the expense of consumers. [1]
Consumer Action; Consumer Federation of America; Consumer Reports; Consumer Watchdog; FlyersRights.org; Funeral Consumers Alliance; National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) National Consumers League; National Council Against Health Fraud; Organic Consumers Association; Public Citizen; Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Quackwatch; TURN (The ...
In 2007, non-profit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen criticized the National Arbitration Forum, including its fee schedule and alleged bias. [11] According to a July 2008 Navigant analysis of the Public Citizen data, [12] 26,665 arbitrations out of a total of 33,948 arbitrations were either heard or dismissed (i.e. excluding settlements ...
The Consumer Federation of California is led by Executive Director Robert Herrell and President Richard Holober. [ 2 ] CFC has advocated for medical and financial privacy, the prevention of elder abuse, strengthening food and product safety laws, regulation of private, for-profit colleges, eliminating household toxins, combating false ...
See also Category:Consumer organizations for organizations including (a) government & regulatory organizations; (b) consumer rights advocacy organizations (this category); and (c) unions / associations of consumers that provide consumer benefits.
Consumers' Checkbook/Center for the Study of Services (doing business as Consumers’ CHECKBOOK) is an independent, nonprofit consumer organization.It was founded in 1974 [1] in order to provide survey information to consumers about vendors and service providers.
The Times and the consumer advocacy group filed an application Wednesday seeking to make public 33 search warrants, affidavits and other documents in the government’s case.
According to the Consumer Attorneys of California, its members represent individuals harmed by misconduct by corporate and government entities with greater access to resources. [3] Up until 1995, it was known as the California Trial Lawyers Association. [ 4 ]