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CALIFORNIA California Supreme Court
www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/supreme California Courts of Appeal
www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal California Trial Courts
www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/trial California Codes
www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html California Code of Regulations
www.calregs.com Legislative Tracking
www.leginfo.ca.gov UNITED STATES Federal Supreme Court Cases
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Official Site of the U.S. Supreme Court
www.supremecourtus.gov Supreme Court Cases - Findlaw
www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit
www.ca9.uscourts.gov
www.ce9.uscourts.gov Legislative Tracking
http://thomas.loc.gov Code of Federal Regulations
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html Federal Register
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr Federal Web Locator
www.lib.auburn.edu/madd/docs/fedloc.html FedWorld - Gateway to Government
Information
www.fedworld.gov/
Consumer
Resources AUTOMOBILE
SAFETY & ACCIDENTS Auto Safety
www.citizen.org/autosafety/
www.autosafety.org/ What to Do if You’ve had
an Accident
www.insurance.ca.gov/0100-consumers/0100-insurance-
guides/0100-automobile-series/so-youve-had-an-automobile-
accident.cfm Accident Resources and Information
http://injury.findlaw.com/car-accident/ CREDIT
CARD FRAUD & IDENTITY THEFT Identity Theft: What to Do
if It Happens to You
www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs17a.htm Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
- Nonprofit Consumer
Information and Advocacy Organization
www.privacyrights.org
Consumers Union West Coast Regional Office - Consumer
Action Web Site for Identity Theft Protection
www.financialprivacynow.org U.S. Public Interest Research Group -
Credit Report & Identity Theft Information
www.pirg.org/consumer/credit/ Identity Theft Resource Center - Resources for
Victims of Identity Theft & Consumers
www.idtheftcenter.org California Office of Privacy Protection -
How to Check and Review Your Credit Reports
www.privacy.ca.gov Getting Advice or Filing a Complaint -
Federal Trade Commission Consumer ID Theft Home
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/ Ordering Free Annual Credit Reports
www.annualcreditreport.com DRUG WARNINGS & RECALLS FDA - Public Health Alerts & Warning Letters
www.fda.gov/cder/drug/default.htm#PHA FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
(includes all FDA-regulated products)
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html Online Guide to Drug Recalls & Warnings
www.drug-warnings.com/ Class Action Resource Center –
Listing of Drug-Related Class Actions
http://classaction.findlaw.com/ Defective and Dangerous Products A to Z
http://injury.findlaw.com/vioxx/defective-
dangerous-products-topics.html MedWatch –
FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program
www.fda.gov/medwatch/index.html ELDER CARE AND ELDER ABUSE National Center on Elder Abuse
www.elderabusecenter.org/ National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
www.preventelderabuse.org/ Elder Care Locator & Resources
www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare/Public/Home.asp State Elder Abuse Hotlines
www.elderabusecenter.org/default.cfm?p=statehotlines.cfm Elder Legal Rights and Resources www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Elder_Rights/Elder_Abuse/
www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Elder_Rights/Legal_Assistance/
Legal_Assistance.asp Law and Aging Resources
www.abanet.org/aging/ Information on Nursing Home Rights
www.dhs.ca.gov/lnc/nhrights/default.htm Nursing Home Abuse
www.elderabusecenter.org/default.cfm?p=
nursinghomeabuse.cfm Reporting Elder Abuse in California Long-Term Care
Facilities
www.aging.state.ca.us/html/programs/ombudsman.html EMPLOYMENT ISSUES: YOUR RIGHTS
AS AN EMPLOYEE Employment Discrimination -
Frequently Asked Questions
www.dfeh.ca.gov/questionsEmp.asp#PageTop Discrimination and Harassment
http://employment.findlaw.com/employment/employment-
employee- discrimination-harassment.html Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) –
Frequently Asked Questions
www.afscme.org/wrkplace/fmla.htm Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) –
Frequently Asked Questions
www.ada.gov/q%26aeng02.htm A Guide for People with Disabilities
www.eeoc.gov/facts/adaguide.html The Fair Labor Standards Act –
Frequently asked Questions about Wages, Pay & Benefits
www.dol.gov/esa/whd/flsa/faq.htm Minimum Wage and Overtime Basics
http://employment.findlaw.com/employment/employment-
employee-wages-benefits/employment-employee-wages-
benefits-wages-overview.html Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor
www.dol.gov/esa/whd/ What Makes a Wrongful Termination Claim?
http://employment.findlaw.com/employment/employment-
employee-job-loss/employment-employee-wrongful-
termination.html Department of Labor
www.dol.gov Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
www.eeoc.gov UNDERSTANDING
YOUR INSURANCE
Auto Insurance Auto Insurance – California Department of Insurance
Consumer Guide
www.insurance.ca.gov/0100-consumers/0100-insurance-
guides/0100-automobile-series/automobile-insurance.cfm Tips on Buying Auto Insurance &
General Coverage Definitions
www.ican2000.com/usbuyaut.html
California Low Cost Auto Insurance Program
www.insurance.ca.gov/0100-consumers/0100-insurance-
guides/0100-automobile-series/low-cost-auto-insura.cfm Disability Insurance Definition of Disability
www.edd.ca.gov/direp/diinfo.htm About California’s SDI program
www.edd.ca.gov/direp/diind.htm About Disability Fraud
www.edd.ca.gov/direp/difaq5.htm#Fraud About Claims, Basic Eligibility, Ineligibility, Fraud,
etc.
www.edd.ca.gov/direp/dicfp.htm Health Insurance & Health Care Rights Understanding Your Health Insurance
www.insurance.ca.gov/0100-consumers/0100-insurance-
guides/0500-health-series/health-insurance.cfm The California Patient's Guide -
Your Health Care Rights and Remedies
www.calpatientguide.org/ Homeowners Insurance Residential / Homeowners Insurance
www.insurance.ca.gov/0100-consumers/0100-insurance-
guides/0400-residential-series/index.cfm Dos and Don'ts When Insuring Your Home
http://unitedpolicyholders.org/claimtips/tip_do_donot.html Other Insurance Resources How to Avoid Insurance Fraud
www.consumer-action.org/English/library/insurance/
1997_AvoidInsFraud/index.php California Department of Insurance’s
Information for Consumers Buying Insurance
www.insurance.ca.gov/0100-consumers/ What is Bad Faith Insurance?
www.badfaithinsurance.org/badfaith_faq.html Insurance Claims Checklist
www.consumerwatchdog.org/insurance/fs/
?postId=1739&pageTitle=Disaster%3A+
Insurance+Claims+Checklist MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Medical Malpractice Information and Resources
http://injury.findlaw.com/medical-malpractice/
Other
Consumer Resources
People Over Profits – A Grassroots Network to Protect
Civil Justice
http://www.peopleoverprofits.org/ Consumer Attorneys for California – For Consumers
www.caoc.com What is a class action? Mass tort?
www.sunysb.edu/diversity/Glossary.html
http://classaction.findlaw.com/research/klonoff/index.html Consumer Action – Non-profit Advocacy of Consumer
Rights
www.consumer-action.org/ The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights
www.consumerwatchdog.org 
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