California Wine Country Fire Began Near Damaged PG&E Tower, 2,000 Flee October 28, 2019 By Stephen Lam GEYSERVILLE, Calif. — A wind-driven wildfire that forced some 2,000 people to flee homes in Northern California’s wine country on...
Cutting California’s Power Is Job Nobody Wants Ahead of Blackouts October 24, 2019 By Will Wade and Mark Chediak California’s governor is sparring with the state’s largest utility over who decides when to cut the power. It’s a no-win...
J&J to Pay $117 Million in Nationwide Pact Over Vaginal Mesh October 18, 2019 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $117 million to settle 41 states’ claims that it misrepresented the risks of vaginal-mesh...
PG&E Took 8 Months to Prune a Tree at Risk of Catching Fire August 16, 2019 By Peter Blumberg and Joel Rosenblatt It was on July 12 — only after an inspector raised the alarm — that PG&E Corp. finally pruned a...
Teva’s Budding Blockbuster Drugs Lend Respite From Legal Concerns August 7, 2019 By Ilya Khrennikov Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is preparing for a potential reckoning with the U.S. epidemic of opioid addiction. The drugmaker’s shares...
Viewpoint: CMS’ Liability Medicare Set Aside Proposal is Bad Policy August 6, 2019 By Nathaniel F. Wienecke It’s a scenario every senior citizen fears—getting seriously injured in an accident. Whether it’s a slip and fall at the...
Facebook Isn’t Responsible as Terrorist Platform, Court Says July 31, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch Facebook Inc. doesn’t have to face a lawsuit by victims of Hamas attacks and their relatives who claimed that the...
Manufacturer’s Flood Claim Hinges on Definition of High-Hazard Area July 12, 2019 By Jim Sams For the second time, a federal appellate court reversed a trial judge’s finding that a policy issued by a unit...
Bayer’s $80 Million Roundup Verdict Will Probably Be Cut July 3, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt A federal judge said he’ll probably reduce — but not throw out entirely — an $80 million jury verdict against...
If PG&E Wants Newsom’s Fire Aid, Here’s What It Has to Do June 24, 2019 By Mark Chediak It’s no secret that California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to create a fund that the state’s electric utilities can tap...