Apollo, Centerbridge Backed PG&E, Funded Loan to Firm Suing It April 30, 2020 By Mark Chediak and Peter Blumberg Two major investors in PG&E Corp. are also backing a loan to one of the law firms suing the bankrupt...
Pandemic Job Actions May Push Renewed Labor Movement April 30, 2020 By Nicholas Riccardi and Dee-Ann Durbin Jordan Flowers never thought he would become a labor leader. Then the coronavirus forced him to risk his life every...
Coast Guard, Ripley Entertainment Criticized in Duck Boat Crash April 30, 2020 By Margaret Stafford and Jim Salter LIBERTY, Mo. — A duck boat sinking on a Missouri lake that killed 17 people two summers ago likely would...
Macy’s Reopening 68 Stores, Targets All Within Six Weeks as U.S. Restrictions Loosen April 30, 2020 By Melissa Fares NEW YORK — Macy’s Inc plans to reopen 68 U.S. stores on Monday in states that have loosened coronavirus lockdowns,...
Swiss Re Swings to Q1 Loss as Coronavirus Outbreak Bites April 30, 2020 FRANKFURT — Reinsurer Swiss Re swung into a net loss in the first quarter of 2020 as the impact of...
Consumer Groups Urge Lawmakers Against Shielding Businesses From Coronavirus-Related Lawsuits April 30, 2020 By Tom Hals and Alison Frankel U.S. consumer advocates are urging Congress to resist growing demands by companies for protections from coronavirus-related lawsuits as states start...
JBS Reopens Pork Plant to Put Down Pigs, Dispose Of Carcasses, Not Produce Meat April 30, 2020 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, April 29 — Meat producer JBS said on Wednesday it was reopening a Minnesota pork plant shuttered by the...
Claims Shops Offer New Services to Help Businesses Reopen April 30, 2020 By Jim Sams As businesses begin to reopen after weeks-long closures to slow the spread of coronavirus, claims management companies have adjusted their...
Legal Protections Make Class-Action Suits Against Cruise Lines an ‘Uphill Battle’ April 29, 2020 After two passengers on their luxury cruise tested positive for Covid-19 in March, Emilio and Barbara Hernandez were so frantic...
Companies Seek to Limit Legal Liability For Virus Infections April 29, 2020 By Anne D'Innocenzio and Eric Tucker As companies start planning their reopenings, business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers...