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...
Trump Order for Meat Processing Plants to Stay Open Eases Plant Owner’s Liability Fears April 29, 2020 By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to order U.S. meat processing plants facing concerns about coronavirus outbreaks to stay open...
Viewpoint: A Solution to the COVID-19 Liability Problem April 28, 2020 By Noah Feldman Whenever we’re ready to re-open Covid-closed businesses, we’ll have to resolve some important questions about how to do so safely....
As Thousands Join, Few Rules for California Health Corps April 7, 2020 By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As tens of thousands of retired health care workers and medical and nursing students sign up for...
Judge Dismisses Chemours Lawsuit Against Dupont April 1, 2020 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. — A Delaware judge has granted the DuPont Co.’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it massively...
Court Says Insurance Doesn’t Cover Attacker in School Fight January 31, 2020 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. — Delaware’s Supreme Court has overturned a judge’s ruling that an insurance company must extend liability coverage to...
California’s Gov. Newsom Had ‘Baptism by Fire’ in 1st Year December 31, 2019 By Kathleen Ronayne SACRAMENTO, Calif. — During his inaugural address last January, California Gov. Gavin Newsom made only a passing reference to wildfires...
In a High-Stakes Labor Showdown, McDonald’s Has Allies in the White House December 12, 2019 By Lauren Etter, Josh Eidelson, Hassan Kanu and Michael Smith In a television commercial that’s become part of the lore surrounding Donald Trump’s affinity for McDonald’s Corp., he embraced a...
PG&E Is Dubious of Fire Victim’s Claim for a 500-Pound Emerald November 19, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt PG&E Corp. says it has found suspicious monetary claims by victims of California’s wildfires, including one from a man who...
PG&E Sees Up to $6.3 Billion in Costs From Fires, Bankruptcy November 7, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Will Wade PG&E Corp., the California, that went bankrupt in January after its equipment sparked deadly wildfires, expects as much as $6.3...