Jerry Flanagan

Jul 16, 2024 | consumerwatchdog.org | Jerry Flanagan

Los Angeles, CA – Proposition 34, currently scheduled to appear on the November 2024 ballot targeting the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (“AHF”), violates the California and United States Constitutions and threatens the health of those living with HIV and our democratic institutions, Consumer Watchdog told the California Supreme Court in an amicus letter filed today. Download the letter here.

May 16, 2024 | consumerwatchdog.org | Jerry Flanagan

The FBI believed former City Attorney Mike Feuer lied to government investigators when he denied knowledge of a hush money payment to conceal a litigation scandal in his office five years ago, as well as other aspects of the collusive litigation, according to newly unsealed documents. Consumer Watchdog and the Los Angeles Times sought to unseal the documents, totaling over 1,400 pages, in a legal action filed in February.

Apr 19, 2024 | consumerwatchdog.org | Jerry Flanagan

Los Angeles, CA – Late yesterday the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that four HIV-positive “John Doe” plaintiffs adequately alleged CVS acted intentionally under the “deliberate indifference” standard when it implemented a drug program that discriminates against people living with HIV. Download the Order here.

Apr 16, 2024 | consumerwatchdog.org | Jerry Flanagan

Names of Public Officials Including Former City Attorney Mike Feuer Will Not Be Redacted, Nor Will Statements by an FBI Agent that Feuer Lied to the Grand JuryLos Angeles, CA – This morning a federal judge issued a final order on an application to unseal 33 search FBI warrants and related documents that detail federal prosecutors’ investigation into unethical and illegal activity at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office and the Department of Water and Power (“DWP”).

Mar 25, 2024 | consumerwatchdog.org | Jerry Flanagan

Los Angeles, CA – While broadly supporting public disclosure, the United States Attorneys’ Office is seeking to redact the names of former City Attorney Mike Feuer and other City and DWP leadership from approximately 1,400 pages of warrant materials in connection to a now-closed investigation. The government’s investigation came in the wake of the DWP’s botched launch of a new billing system in 2013 that cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.