Circuit Courts. Jury trials are held in the Circuit Courts, which have general jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases. They also have exclusive jurisdiction in probate, guardianship and criminal felony cases, as well as civil cases where the contested amount exceeds $40,000.
In August 2009, WellPointâs Anthem Blue Cross unit, the largest for-profit insurer in California, contacted its employees and urged them to get involved to oppose Congress' plan for health care reform. Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit watchdog organization in Santa Monica, asked California Atty.
Blue Shield of California. Blue Shield of California is a health plan provider founded in 1939 and based in San Francisco, California. The organization serves over 4 million health plan members and nearly 65,000 physicians across the state. Blue Shield of California was founded by the California Medical Association.