Word: naderized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Weissman '88-'89, head of Harvard Watch, a group organized by consumer advocate Ralph Nader to monitor the University's corporate activities, said the University is "investing in companies marketing devices of mass murder...
Tosteson knew about the misrepresentation atleast four months before The Globe reported thecase, but did not act on the matter, according toa report by Harvard Watch, a student groupaffiliated with consumer advocate Ralph Nader...
...clients to bring unnecessary suits. Consumer activists replied that insurers were still making healthy profits in the state and noted that companies were able to spend $70 million to fight Proposition 103 and promote alternatives on the ballot. (The measure's sponsors, led by Rosenfield and consumer advocate Ralph Nader, spent $2.3 million to get it passed...
...Ralph Nader-backed consumer group called Voter Revolt to Cut Insurance Rates is pushing for Proposition 103, which would slash rates 20% and force companies to win regulatory approval before raising prices again. The insurance companies are staunchly opposed to any new government regulation. The measure would also prohibit firms from charging unusually high premiums solely on the basis of location (see illustration...
Despite the potential for confusion, the outcome may be an uncomplicated win for the Nader-backed Proposition 103. In a statewide poll, 80% of those surveyed said they would reject any initiative backed by the insurance industry and 82% opposed any measure supported by lawyers...