St. Louis jury sides with Johnson & Johnson in talc case

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis jury has ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in the latest of several lawsuits alleging that the company’s baby powder caused ovarian cancer. The jury ruled 9-3 late Friday, denying 56-year-old Vickie Forrest’s allegation that more than 30 years of use of the talcum-based powder caused her... Read More

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December 20, 2019

Judge: Prison has 10 days to release former WorldCom CEO

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge who ordered the release from prison of WorldCom’s former top executive, Bernard Ebbers, after he served 13 years of a 25-year prison sentence on Thursday gave prison authorities 10 days to free him. U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni said the U.S. Bureau of Prisons was authorized... Read More

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Bernard Ebbers, WorldCom

December 19, 2019

DuPont seeks to toss Chemours environmental liabilities suit

GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — The DuPont Co. is asking a Delaware judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities that Chemours would be saddled with when DuPont spun off its former performance chemicals unit. An attorney for DuPont argued Wednesday that the lawsuit must be dismissed because the... Read More

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DuPont

December 18, 2019

Judge OKs nearly $25 billion for PG&E fire victims, insurers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved two Pacific Gas & Electric settlements totaling $24.5 billion to help pay the losses suffered by homeowners, businesses and insurers in the aftermath of catastrophic Northern California wildfires that sent the nation’s largest utility into a financial morass. The decision by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge... Read More

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PG&E

December 16, 2019

California utility scrambles to renegotiate wildfire deal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s opposition to Pacific Gas & Electric’s restructuring plan just a week after it struck a $13.5 billion settlement with fire victims is forcing the nation’s largest utility to go back to the negotiating table and come up with a solution fairly quickly. The San Francisco-based company needs... Read More

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PG&E

December 13, 2019

US labor board rules for McDonald’s in unionization case

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled in McDonald’s favor in a long-running case filed by 20 workers who were fired or faced retaliation for trying to unionize. The board said Thursday that it favors a settlement that will require McDonald’s franchisees to pay $171,636 to the affected workers. The franchisees must also notify current... Read More

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McDonalds

December 9, 2019

State AGs look to head off T-Mobile-Sprint deal in court

NEW YORK (AP) — A high-drama telecom deal is heading to court. T-Mobile, in its attempt to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, has already notched approvals from key federal regulators. Now it must convince a federal judge that the 14 state attorneys general suing to stop the deal are wrong. A trial starts Monday in... Read More

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December 6, 2019

Amazon blaming Trump over Pentagon contract loss, judge says

Amazon is arguing in a court case that President Donald Trump’s bias against the company harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract. Amazon’s legal complaint against the Pentagon is sealed. A federal judge summarized its arguments in comments released Thursday. The Pentagon awarded the cloud computing contract to Microsoft in October. Federal... Read More

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Amazon

December 5, 2019

PG&E urges judge to approve key settlement, faces resistance

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday urged a federal bankruptcy judge to approve a key insurance settlement as it struggles to regain its financial footing and cover at least $20 billion in losses stemming from catastrophic wildfires in California tied to its equipment. The nation’s largest utility faced fierce resistance at... Read More

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PG&E

December 4, 2019

Ex-Bumble Bee CEO convicted in tuna price-fixing conspiracy

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The former CEO of Bumble Bee Foods was convicted Tuesday for his part in a canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy involving the industry’s top three companies, federal prosecutors said. A jury in San Francisco found Christopher Lischewski guilty after a four-week trial, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a release. He... Read More

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Bumble Bee Foods, Christopher Lischewski

December 2, 2019

Judge keeps California law on utilities paying fire damages

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday rejected Pacific Gas & Electric’s latest attempt to change a California law requiring utilities to pay for the devastation from wildfires ignited by their electrical equipment. The decision issued by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali preserves a long-standing principle known as “inverse condemnation.” The... Read More

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PG&E

November 26, 2019

McDonald’s agrees to $26M settlement with California workers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — McDonald’s has agreed to a $26 million settlement of a long-running class-action lawsuit over wages and work conditions at corporate-run locations in California, the parties said Monday. The agreement, which estimates the settlement covers about 38,000 individuals, requires the approval of a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. The lawsuit filed... Read More

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McDonalds

November 22, 2019

Lawsuit alleges McDonald’s puts employees in physical danger

CHICAGO (AP) — A group of employees from 13 McDonald’s restaurants in Chicago filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the company’s drive for profits puts workers at “daily risk” of physical attack by dangerous customers. In the lawsuit filed in Cook County court, the 17 workers say McDonald’s has failed to protect them from what... Read More

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McDonalds

November 22, 2019

Restaurant group sues over Berkeley’s natural gas ban

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in new construction may end up eroding the region’s reputation for fine and creative dining, according to a California trade association suing the city on behalf of restaurants. In its lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for Northern California, the California Restaurant Association argues... Read More

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St. Louis jury sides with Johnson & Johnson in talc case

Judge: Prison has 10 days to release former WorldCom CEO

DuPont seeks to toss Chemours environmental liabilities suit

Judge OKs nearly $25 billion for PG&E fire victims, insurers

California utility scrambles to renegotiate wildfire deal

US labor board rules for McDonald’s in unionization case

State AGs look to head off T-Mobile-Sprint deal in court

Amazon blaming Trump over Pentagon contract loss, judge says

PG&E urges judge to approve key settlement, faces resistance

Ex-Bumble Bee CEO convicted in tuna price-fixing conspiracy

Judge keeps California law on utilities paying fire damages

McDonald’s agrees to $26M settlement with California workers

Lawsuit alleges McDonald’s puts employees in physical danger

Restaurant group sues over Berkeley’s natural gas ban

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