California Governor Newsom Is Fielding More PG&E Takeover Calls November 14, 2019 By David R. Baker and Romy Varghese For California Governor Gavin Newsom, sitting back and watching PG&E Corp.’s bankruptcy run its course is no longer an option....
PG&E Is Offering $13.5 Billion in Compensation to Wildfire Victims November 12, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Scott Deveau Bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. is trying to offer $13.5 billion in compensation to the victims of wildfires sparked by...
Former Claims Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Bank and Wire Fraud November 6, 2019 By Jim Sams The former owner of Worley Claims Services, who in 2014 sold a majority stake in the company that continues to...
California Governor Threatens To Step in and ‘Restructure’ PG&E November 3, 2019 By Mark Chediak California Governor Gavin Newsom threatened a state takeover of PG&E Corp. unless the beleaguered utility giant makes a swift exit...
As PG&E Blackouts Ebb, Southern California Wind Risk Surges October 30, 2019 By David R. Baker, Mark Chediak and Brian K. Sullivan As Northern California residents began to get their power back, people in the Southern part of the state were facing...
PG&E Says It’s Open to Extending Fire Victim Claims Deadline October 29, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. told a judge it’s willing to extend the deadline for victims of wildfires caused by the utility’s equipment...
Doing Business in California Costs One Blackout a Week October 28, 2019 By Mark Chediak It was only expected to happen a couple times a year — and just as a last resort. That’s what...
Safety Board Says Corroded Pipe Led to Philadelphia Refinery Fire October 16, 2019 By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, Oct 16 — An old, degraded piece of metal pipe that had not been tested for corrosion led...
Purdue Judge Halts Government Opioid Suits Against Drugmaker October 14, 2019 By Steven Church and Erik Larson Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners won a temporary reprieve from nearly 2,700 opioid lawsuits, giving the bankrupt drugmaker...
One Massive Blackout Is Over, Now California Braces for the Next October 14, 2019 By Lynn Doan, Mark Chediak and Hailey Waller An unprecedented blackout that plunged millions of Californians into the darkness for days is over. And nobody can say when...