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...
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...