Mother of woman killed in Eaton Fire sues California utility
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -The mother of a woman who was killed the Los Angeles-area Eaton (NYSE:ETN) Fire on Friday sued Southern California Edison in what may be the first death-related case brought against the electric utility
US Justice Dept questions landmark NCAA athlete pay settlement
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Friday questioned the fairness of a private $2.8 billion settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, suggesting it might not go far enough to compensate student athletes. The Biden administration expressed its
US FTC finalizes consent order for $53 billion Chevron-Hess merger
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commision (FTC) said on Friday it had approved a consent order to resolve antitrust issues concerning Chevron (NYSE:CVX)’s $53 billion takeover of Hess (NYSE:HES). According to the order, John Hess, CEO of the
BlackRock agrees to new ESG disclosures in Tennessee settlement
By Niket Nishant and Ross Kerber (Reuters) -Asset manager BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) agreed to new disclosure requirements about its use of sustainable-investment factors as part of a legal settlement with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, his office said on Friday. The resolution is
US agency sues two automakers, alleging discrimination and harassment
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (SO:FTCE11B) Commission on Friday sued two large automakers, accusing General Motors (NYSE:GM) and the United Auto Workers of age discrimination and the Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) unit that includes Chrysler of