Ahead of a decision from California’s insurance commissioner on a State Farm General request for emergency rate increases, company executives and representatives of a consumer group pled their opposing cases in letters to Commissioner Ricardo Lara. News outlets in California reported earlier this week that Commissioner Lara is leaning toward a solution that would have … Read more
In case CJEU, C-510/23, Trenitalia v. Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, the Court of Justice took a stand on the necessity to ensure that time limits enshrined in national procedural laws concerning administrative proceedings shall not impair the ability of effectively tackling anti-competitive or anti-consumer behavior. The case concerns a sanction addressed by … Read more
Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that eight BGL attorneys have been named as 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers. The attorneys recognized are Monica Basche, Eve Hill, Neel Lalchandani, Andy Levy, Anisha Queen, Jamie Strawbridge, and Jessie Weber. When clients experience violations of consumer rights, the attorneys at Brown, Goldstein & … Read more
Today, Finance Watch, a non-profit association dedicated to reforming finance in the interest of European citizens, published a ground-breaking report: ‘Artificial intelligence in finance: how to trust a black box?‘ authored by its Chief Economist Thierry Philipponnat. As AI-powered systems increasingly drive financial decision-making in areas such as credit assessments, insurance pricing and investment products, … Read more
On February 27, 2025, the CJEU delivered an important judgment on the interpretation of Article 15(1)(h) and Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on General Data Protection (GDPR) in C-203/22 CK Magistrat der Stadt Wien v Dun & Bradstreet Austria GmbH. The facts The mobile phone operator refused CK’s request to conclude or extend the mobile telephone contract for a monthly … Read more