Articles by Jim Christie

PG&E Noteholders, California Wildfire Victims File Formal Reorganization Plan

Noteholders of PG&E Corp. and a committee for victims of the wildfires that pushed the power producer into bankruptcy filed a formal reorganization plan on Thursday for the company, proposing they get effectively all of its new shares. The plan, …

California Wildfire Victims in PG&E Bankruptcy See $13.5B in Claims

A lawyer for the committee representing wildfire victims in the bankruptcy of PG&E Corp said at a hearing on Monday that the committee sees $13.5 billion as the cost to the power provider for paying claims of the victims. Cecily …

PG&E Doesn’t Agree That Maintenance Played Role in Deadly Camp Fire

PG&E Corp. said in court papers on Wednesday that it “strongly disagrees” with a suggestion in a Wall Street Journal article that the company knowingly deferred maintenance on equipment that caused California’s Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire …

California Legislators Approve $21 Billion Liability Fund for Utilities

California lawmakers approved legislation on Thursday to create a $21 billion fund to help utilities in the state pay for claims arising from future wildfires sparked by their equipment, tackling a top issue for the state. The approval came after …

PG&E Settles for $1B with Local Governments for California Fire Claims

PG&E Corp. will pay $1 billion as part of its bankruptcy reorganization to more than a dozen local governments in California struck by wildfires in recent years, the company and lawyers for the governments said on Tuesday. Payments to the …

PG&E Seeks Court Approval for $105M Fund to Aid California Wildfire Victims

PG&E Corp. is seeking court approval for a $105 million fund to help house victims of the wildfires blamed on the bankrupt California power provider. PG&E in a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco on Wednesday said the …

Judge Tells PG&E to Hold Dividends to Pay to Help Reduce Wildfire Risks

A U.S. judge said on Tuesday that PG&E Corp. cannot resume dividends and must use the money to reduce wildfire risk in California, stopping short of more costly measures he proposed earlier this year. The new criminal probation terms for …

Another Jury Finds Roundup Weed Killer Causes Cancer in First Phase of Trial

A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused cancer, a blow to the company eight months after another jury issued a $289 million verdict over similar claims in a different case. Tuesday’s unanimous jury decision …

U.S. Court Approves Clean-Up Deals, Executive Bonuses for Peabody

Bankrupt coal company Peabody Energy late last month won U.S. court approval for agreements with three states to partially cover $1.14 billion in potential environmental liabilities and for a bonus plan for its six top executives. Under the agreements, Wyoming …

U.S. Court Approves Clean-Up Deals, Executive Bonuses for Peabody

Bankrupt coal company Peabody Energy has won U.S. court approval for agreements with three states to partially cover $1.14 billion in potential environmental liabilities and for a bonus plan for its six top executives. Under the agreements, Wyoming can receive …