PG&E Plan Has Broad Support From Fire Victims, Lawyers Say April 6, 2020 By Scott Deveau Lawyers for more than half the wildfire victims who negotiated a $13.5 billion settlement with PG&E Corp. say their clients...
PG&E Agrees to More State Control If It Gets Into Trouble Again March 16, 2020 By Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. said it’s open to a proposal that would let California regulators take greater control of the company if...
PG&E Faces Record Fine of $2.1 Billion for Role in Wildfires February 28, 2020 By Mark Chediak California regulators increased penalties against PG&E Corp. to $2.1 billion for violations tied to the catastrophic wildfires ignited by the...
Sex Abuse Cases Push Harrisburg Catholic Diocese into Bankruptcy February 20, 2020 By Steven Church The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, facing sex abuse claims it says it may not be able to pay, filed...
Sex Abuse Claims Drive Boy Scouts of America to Bankruptcy February 18, 2020 By Rick Green The Boy Scouts of America sought bankruptcy protection to cope with a rising tide of claims tied to sexual abuse...
PG&E Wins Court Sign-Off on Fire Deals, Now Faces Governor December 18, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Steven Church PG&E Corp. won court approval for two multibillion-dollar wildfire settlements that will serve as the centerpiece of the bankrupt utility...
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...
Purdue’s Bankruptcy Deal Has Holes the Size of 24 States September 17, 2019 By Steven Church and Jeremy Hill If Purdue Pharma LP wants its bankruptcy plan to work, it’ll have to find a way to halt the kind...
PG&E Settles Wildfire Claims with Insurers for $11 Billion September 16, 2019 By Arundhati Sarkar PG&E Corp said on Friday it has reached an $11 billion settlement to resolve most claims by insurance carriers related...
Hedge Funds Buy Almost $500 Million in Claims From PG&E Vendors August 14, 2019 By David R. Baker and Dawn McCarty Bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. owes a lot of money to a lot of businesses. A tree-trimming service. A California...