Judge to utility: Explain any role in deadly California fire

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge overseeing a criminal case against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. asked the utility Tuesday to explain any role it may have played in a massive wildfire that destroyed a Northern California town and killed nearly 90 people. Judge William Alsup in San Francisco directed PG&E in a court... Read More

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PG&E

November 27, 2018

Malaysian resort company sues Disney, Fox over theme park

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Resort developer Genting Malaysia has filed a lawsuit in California seeking at least $1 billion in damages from Walt Disney Co. and Fox Entertainment Group for alleged breach of contract related to a theme park, the company said Tuesday. The lawsuit filed Monday in the Central California District Court cites... Read More

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Disney, Fox, Malaysian Genting Group

November 26, 2018

Trial starts for Hong Kong businessman in bribery case

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York trial of a prominent Hong Kong businessman charged in a United Nations-linked bribery conspiracy is set to begin with jury selection Monday. The trial of Dr. Chi Ping Patrick Ho begins a year after he was arrested on charges accusing him of paying bribes so a Chinese energy... Read More

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Dr. Chi Ping Patrick Ho

November 21, 2018

Monsanto appeals $78M verdict in California weed killer suit

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Agribusiness giant Monsanto on Tuesday appealed a $78 million verdict in favor of a dying California man who said the company’s widely used Roundup weed killer was a major factor in his cancer. The company filed a notice of appeal in San Francisco Superior Court challenging a jury verdict in favor... Read More

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Monsanto, Roundup

November 16, 2018

Utility asked last month to hike bills over California fires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A utility facing severe financial pressure amid speculation its equipment may have sparked a deadly Northern California wildfire asked U.S. energy regulators last month for permission to raise its customers’ monthly bills to harden its system against wildfires and deliver a sizable increase in profits to shareholders. In an October filing... Read More

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PG&E

November 15, 2018

PG&E says it contacted resident about shut-off power line

CHICO, California (AP) — A utility accused in a lawsuit of igniting California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire said it contacted a customer about a power line on her property but that sparks were not part of the discussion. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said it had been in touch with Betsy Ann Cowley to... Read More

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PG&E

November 14, 2018

PG&E sued over massive Northern California wildfire

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — People who lost homes in California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Tuesday, accusing the utility of negligence and blaming it for the fire. PG&E did not maintain its infrastructure and failed to properly inspect and manage its power transmission lines, according to the lawsuit filed... Read More

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PG&E

November 12, 2018

Pabst says MillerCoors is trying to put it out of business

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pabst Brewing Company and MillerCoors are going to trial, with hipster favorite Pabst contending that MillerCoors wants to put it out of business by ending a longstanding partnership through which it brews Pabst’s beers. The case has high stakes for Pabst, whose lawyers argue that the company’s very existence relies on the... Read More

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November 9, 2018

Google bows to worker pressure on sexual misconduct policy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is promising to be more forceful and open about its handling of sexual misconduct cases, a week after thousands of high-paid engineers and others walked out in protest over its male-dominated culture. Google bowed to one of the protesters’ main demands by dropping mandatory arbitration of all sexual misconduct cases.... Read More

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Google, Sexual Abuse

November 9, 2018

New Tesla chairwoman’s biggest challenge is controlling Musk

DETROIT (AP) — Australian telecommunications executive Robyn Denholm brings much-needed financial and auto industry expertise to her new role as Tesla’s board chairwoman, but her biggest challenge is whether she can rein in a CEO with a proclivity for misbehavior. Denholm, who has been a Tesla board member for nearly five years, was named to... Read More

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Elon Musk, Robyn Denholm, Tesla

November 8, 2018

Tesla names new board chair in settlement with regulators

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s board has named one of its own as chairman to replace Elon Musk, complying with terms of a fraud settlement with U.S. securities regulators. The electric car and solar panel company’s board on Thursday named Australian telecommunications executive Robyn Denholm as chairman, effective immediately. Denholm will step down as chief financial... Read More

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Elon Musk, Tesla

November 5, 2018

US regulators subpoenaed Tesla production data, company says

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities investigators have subpoenaed information from Tesla about production forecasts for the Model 3 electric car that were made last year, the company acknowledged in a regulatory filing Friday. The disclosure in Tesla’s quarterly financial report also says the Securities and Exchange Commission subpoena covered other public statements made about Model... Read More

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Tesla

November 2, 2018

US charges China-controlled company in trade secrets theft

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The United States has charged a government-controlled company in China with stealing trade secrets from an American semiconductor company, the Justice Department said Thursday as it outlined an initiative focused on what officials said was the growing threat of Chinese economic espionage. The prosecution comes amid heightened trade tensions between China... Read More

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China, Jeff Sessions

November 1, 2018

Groundskeeper accepts reduced $78 million Monsanto verdict

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California groundskeeper said Wednesday that he will accept a judge’s reduced verdict of $78 million against Monsanto after a jury found the company’s weed killer caused his cancer. DeWayne Johnson’s attorney formally informed the San Francisco Superior Court that he would not contest the judge’s decision to reduce a... Read More

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Dewayne Johnson, Monsanto, Roundup

Judge to utility: Explain any role in deadly California fire

Malaysian resort company sues Disney, Fox over theme park

Trial starts for Hong Kong businessman in bribery case

Monsanto appeals $78M verdict in California weed killer suit

Utility asked last month to hike bills over California fires

PG&E says it contacted resident about shut-off power line

PG&E sued over massive Northern California wildfire

Pabst says MillerCoors is trying to put it out of business

Google bows to worker pressure on sexual misconduct policy

New Tesla chairwoman’s biggest challenge is controlling Musk

Tesla names new board chair in settlement with regulators

US regulators subpoenaed Tesla production data, company says

US charges China-controlled company in trade secrets theft

Groundskeeper accepts reduced $78 million Monsanto verdict

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