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		<title>PG&#038;E Noteholders, California Wildfire Victims File Formal Reorganization Plan</title>
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					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 14:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Noteholders of PG&#38;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, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California Wildfire Victims in PG&#038;E Bankruptcy See $13.5B in Claims</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/10/08/544873.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A lawyer for the committee representing wildfire victims in the bankruptcy of PG&#38;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 &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PG&#038;E Doesn&#8217;t Agree That Maintenance Played Role in Deadly Camp Fire</title>
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					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[PG&#38;E Corp. said in court papers on Wednesday that it &#8220;strongly disagrees&#8221; with a suggestion in a Wall Street Journal article that the company knowingly deferred maintenance on equipment that caused California&#8217;s Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California Legislators Approve $21 Billion Liability Fund for Utilities</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/07/12/532023.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2019 12:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PG&#038;E Settles for $1B with Local Governments for California Fire Claims</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/06/19/529873.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Wildfires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claims]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[PG&#38;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 &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PG&#038;E Seeks Court Approval for $105M Fund to Aid California Wildfire Victims</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/05/02/525350.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 14:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Wildfires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[damages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PG&E Corp.]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[PG&#38;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&#38;E in a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Francisco on Wednesday said the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Judge Tells PG&#038;E to Hold Dividends to Pay to Help Reduce Wildfire Risks</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/04/03/522721.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[California Wildfires]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A U.S. judge said on Tuesday that PG&#38;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 &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Another Jury Finds Roundup Weed Killer Causes Cancer in First Phase of Trial</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/03/20/521134.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bayer Monsanto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glyphosate lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roundup cancer risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer AG&#8217;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&#8217;s unanimous jury decision &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Court Approves Clean-Up Deals, Executive Bonuses for Peabody</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/mag-features/2016/09/06/424917.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Court Approves Clean-Up Deals, Executive Bonuses for Peabody</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2016/08/19/423915.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alpha natural Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peabody Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Mine Workers of America]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>California City and Assured Guaranty Reach Bankruptcy Exit Deal</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/10/04/307278.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assured Guaranty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[municipal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[municipal insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stockton]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Stockton, Calif. and Assured Guaranty have reached an agreement to restructure more than $150 million of outstanding debt to help the city exit from bankruptcy, a top city official and the bond insurer said. Under the terms of the agreement, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bond Insurers Challenge Stockton&#8217;s Bankruptcy Over Pensions</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/08/10/258963.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bond Insurers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calpers]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Two bond insurers challenged the eligibility of Stockton, California, for bankruptcy, arguing that the city can cut pension benefits, a move that could have profound implications for the state. The court filings set a roadmap for a battle, in or &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oakland Files Lawsuit Against Muni Bond Insurers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2008/07/28/92264.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Christie]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[West News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AP / Reuters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Lines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Construction and Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurers]]></category>
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							<description><![CDATA[Oakland, Calif.&#8217;s city attorney said Friday he will file a lawsuit claiming municipal bond insurers duped the city into buying bond insurance despite risks the guarantors faced to their triple-A ratings from insuring subprime mortgage-related securities. Oakland will file its &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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