PG&E Has Settled One Battle Involving California Wildfire Fund March 11, 2020 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas & Electric told a federal bankruptcy judge that it has settled a dispute with disaster-relief agencies that threatened...
California Wildfire Victims Fear They’ll Be Last in Payout February 27, 2020 By Michael Liedtke and Daisy Nguyen A $13.5 billion settlement between victims of California’s catastrophic wildfires and the utility blamed for causing them was supposed to...
PG&E Banking on Big Profits After Utility Leaves Bankruptcy February 20, 2020 By Michael Liedtke Pacific Gas and Electric says it expects to become more profitable than ever after it emerges from bankruptcy and pays...
PG&E Clears Another Bankruptcy Hurdle with Debt Refinancing February 6, 2020 By Michael Liedtke A federal judge has approved a settlement that moves Pacific Gas & Electric closer to getting out of bankruptcy, but...
California Governor Wants to Block PG&E’s Bankruptcy Plan January 24, 2020 By Michael Liedtke California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging a federal judge to reject Pacific Gas and Electric’s blueprint for getting out of...
California Lawmaker Wants Probe of PG&E’s Chief Regulator January 17, 2020 By Michael Liedtke A state lawmaker is demanding an extensive review of the California Public Utilities Commission to determine whether regulators’ lax oversight...
Former Google Engineer Charged in Uber Autonomous Theft Case August 29, 2019 By Michael Liedtke A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing self-driving car technology from the company shortly before he joined Uber’s...
Averse to Owning? Auto Subscription Services Bundle Car, Insurance, Maintenance September 5, 2018 By Michael Liedtke If you already subscribe to digital services like Netflix to binge on TV shows and Spotify to groove to an...
Uber Said to be Facing Probe into Alleged Gender Discrimination July 18, 2018 By Michael Liedtke Uber is facing a U.S. government investigation into allegations that the ride-hailing service set up a pay structure that discriminated...
California Lawmakers May Limit Liability of Autonomous Carmakers December 4, 2017 By Michael Liedtke California regulators are embracing a General Motors recommendation that would help makers of self-driving cars avoid paying for accidents and...