Boy Scouts, Catholic Dioceses Find Haven From Sex Abuse Suits in Bankruptcy January 3, 2023 By Kristina Cooke, Benjamin Lesser and Mike Spector Lawmakers around the United States have tried to grant justice to victims of decades-old incidents of child sexual abuse by...
Special Report: Corporate Chiefs Dodge Lawsuits Over Sexual Abuse, Deadly Products November 8, 2022 By Mike Spector, Benjamin Lesser, Dan Levine, Kristina Cooke and Disha Raychaudhuri Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction landed him in prison. Allegations of serial sexual abuse cost him his career and...
Investor Group, Unions Push Hyundai to Address Child Labor at U.S. Suppliers October 19, 2022 By Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke A group that works with union pension funds is pressing Hyundai Motor Co to respond to reports of child labor...
Coronavirus Spreading Among U.S. Fruit, Vegetable Packers Raising Concern June 11, 2020 By Mica Rosenberg, Kristina Cooke and Christopher Walljasper, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting From apple packing houses in Washington state to farm workers in Florida and a California county known as “the world’s...
Some Saw Warning Signs Before Oakland Loft Fire December 5, 2016 By Kristina Cooke and Heather Somerville About six months before Friday’s conflagration that destroyed an Oakland warehouse and killed at least 33 people attending a party,...
Unions, Gig-Economy Firms Prepare for New York Benefits Battle November 28, 2016 By Dan Levine and Kristina Cooke Faced with a barrage of lawsuits from workers demanding benefits and recognition as employees, some companies in the fast-growing ‘gig...
Federal Reserve Rejects AIG Offer for Mortgage Bonds March 30, 2011 By Al Yoon and Kristina Cooke The Federal Reserve rejected a $15.7 billion bid from insurer American International Group for a pool of mortgage-backed securities Wednesday...
Global Markets Fear Disaster If AIG Is Allowed to Fail March 2, 2009 By Lilla Zuill and Kristina Cooke A revised bailout of American International Group Inc. may be just another “band-aid” solution, but more than five months after...