Ex-Nissan chairman Ghosn asks for bail, promises not to flee

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn is promising to wear an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet, give up his passport and pay for security guards approved by prosecutors to gain release from detention on bail. Ghosn, 64, has been in custody since his arrest on Nov. 19. He was due for a bail hearing... Read More

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Carlos Ghosn

January 17, 2019

Tokyo court denies appeal by Nissan ex-chair Ghosn for bail

TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court rejected Thursday another appeal by lawyers of Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn to have him released on bail. The lawyers had appealed a rejection by the Tokyo District Court two days earlier of their request that Ghosn, held at a Tokyo detention center since his arrest on Nov. 19,... Read More

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Carlos Ghosn, Nissan

January 17, 2019

Prosecutor: Drug maker pushed OxyContin despite danger signs

BOSTON (AP) — A member of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma told people at the prescription opioid painkiller’s launch party in the 1990s that it would be “followed by a blizzard of prescriptions that will bury the competition,” according to court documents filed Tuesday. The details were made public in a case... Read More

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Opioids, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma

January 17, 2019

Justices appear ready to void Tennessee alcohol sales law

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to strike down a Tennessee provision that requires people to live in the state for two years before obtaining a license to sell alcohol. Several justices said the restriction unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state economic interests, despite strong state interests in regulating liquor sales. A ruling invalidating... Read More

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January 16, 2019

PG&E bankruptcy could mean price hikes, unpaid fire lawsuits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said this week it will file for bankruptcy, raising concern that rates for electricity and gas will rise and victims of California wildfires who are suing the nation’s largest utility won’t get all the money they may be owed. Here are some key things to know... Read More

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PG&E

January 15, 2019

Tokyo court denies bail to Nissan’s ex-chair Carlos Ghosn

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo District Court turned down a request by Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn for release on bail Tuesday, prolonging his detention by weeks and possibly months. Ghosn, 64, who was arrested on Nov. 19, has been charged with falsifying financial reports in underreporting his compensation, and with breach of trust in... Read More

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Carlos Ghosn, Nissan

January 15, 2019

Rockstar defends Pinkerton name in ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’

NEW YORK (AP) — Rockstar Games is firing back in a legal tussle over the use of a Pinkerton security company’s name in its video game “Red Dead Redemption 2.” Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations sent a cease and desist letter to Rockstar and its parent company, Take-Two Interactive, in December, claiming the popular Wild West... Read More

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Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar

January 15, 2019

Family’s fight for liquor license leads to Supreme Court

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Doug and Mary Ketchum chose Memphis, Tennessee, as a place to live with their disabled adult daughter because it has clearer air than their former home in Utah. That was the easy part. Their decision to support themselves by buying a liquor store has been considerably more complicated, and it is... Read More

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Kimbrough Wine & Spirits, Supreme Court

January 15, 2019

Utility seeks bankruptcy protection over California fires

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation’s largest utility said Monday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because it faces at least $30 billion in potential damages from lawsuits over the catastrophic wildfires in California in 2017 and 2018 that killed scores of people and destroyed thousands of homes. The move by Pacific Gas &... Read More

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PG&E

January 14, 2019

Poland: Huawei exec, Polish security expert spied for China

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has arrested a director at the Chinese tech giant Huawei and one of its own former cybersecurity experts and charged them with spying for China, authorities said Friday. The development comes as the U.S. is exerting pressure on its allies not to use Huawei, the world’s biggest maker of telecommunications... Read More

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Huawei

January 14, 2019

SEC, Wells Fargo ink 38 Studios settlement, will be delayed

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission and Wells Fargo Securities said in a joint court filing Thursday that they have agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit over Rhode Island’s failed $75 million deal with former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s videogame company. But the parties said final approval has been... Read More

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38 Studios, Wells Fargo

January 11, 2019

Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn indicted for alleged breach of trust

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan’s ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn was charged Friday with breach of trust, according to the Tokyo District Court, making the star executive’s release unlikely for months to come. Ghosn, arrested Nov. 19, was earlier charged with falsifying financial reports in underreporting his income by about 5 billion yen ($44 million) over five years... Read More

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Carlos Ghosn

January 8, 2019

Nissan’s ex-chair Ghosn appears in court, asserts innocence

TOKYO (AP) — The former chairman of Japan’s Nissan Motor Co., Carlos Ghosn, denied any wrongdoing and proclaimed his loyalty to the company at a court hearing in Tokyo on Tuesday. It was Ghosn’s first public appearance since he was arrested on Nov. 19 and charged with false financial reporting. “Your honor, I am innocent... Read More

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Carlos Ghosn, Nissan

January 4, 2019

Insurers sue California utility over wildfire damages

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Several insurance companies have filed lawsuits blaming Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for a deadly California wildfire that destroyed 14,000 homes and triggered billions of dollars in insurance claims. The lawsuits filed by Allstate, State Farm, USAA and their subsidiaries come on top of several other cases filed by victims of... Read More

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PG&E

Ex-Nissan chairman Ghosn asks for bail, promises not to flee

Tokyo court denies appeal by Nissan ex-chair Ghosn for bail

Prosecutor: Drug maker pushed OxyContin despite danger signs

Justices appear ready to void Tennessee alcohol sales law

PG&E bankruptcy could mean price hikes, unpaid fire lawsuits

Tokyo court denies bail to Nissan’s ex-chair Carlos Ghosn

Rockstar defends Pinkerton name in ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’

Family’s fight for liquor license leads to Supreme Court

Utility seeks bankruptcy protection over California fires

Poland: Huawei exec, Polish security expert spied for China

SEC, Wells Fargo ink 38 Studios settlement, will be delayed

Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn indicted for alleged breach of trust

Nissan’s ex-chair Ghosn appears in court, asserts innocence

Insurers sue California utility over wildfire damages

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