Category Archives: Legal

California Governor Newsom Nixes PG&E Bankruptcy Plan

California governor Newsom’s rejection of PG&E bankruptcy plan forces the company to present an alternative before Tuesday.

Evil is Baked into Big Tech’s Business Plan. Now What?

In her new book, Don’t Be Evil, Rana Foroohar explores how companies like Google and their tech brethren stampede over all of us.

Impeachment, the House as Prosecutor, and Justice

If we consider the House as a prosecutor, is the House acting as an ethical prosecutor should?

BBVA Compass Fails to Dispute, Much the Less Remedy, Retaliatory Swatting, Disclosure of Confidential Information, and Reckless Treatment of Elderly Customer

BBVA has not denied that an officer swatted an elderly woman on fabricated grounds as retaliation for documenting his reckless advice.

‘Dark Waters’ Tells the Origin Story of a Public Health Nightmare. We’re Still Living It.

On a docu-drama that recounts the first major suit against toxic “forever chemicals” and what’s being done about them now.

Federal Prosecutors Initiate Criminal Probe of Six Opioid Manufacturers and Distributors

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have initiated an investigation that could lead to criminal charges against at least six opiods companies.

BBVA Compass Branch Manager Retaliates Against Elderly Customer Via Trying to Have State Agency Deem Her Incompetent on Fabricated Grounds

A BBVA Compass vice president retaliates against a long-standing customer for seeking an Americans With Disabilities Act accommodation and documenting his incompetent, high-handed responses.

Sir Ivan Rogers Plays Cassandra Again, Warns of Likely 2020 Brexit Trade Negotiations Train Wreck

Another incisive Brexit reading by Sir Ivan.

Lack of Right to Repair Limits Ability of US Military to Maintain its Own Equipment

Support for right to repair from an unlikely quarter: US military. Military hardware is sometimes shipped back to the states for repair.

PG&E Failed California. Here’s How the State Could Turn Things Around.

How PG&E came to dominate California’s electricity market, plus discussion of options to fix the fiery mess it has created.

US Medical Data Security Gets Worse 2 Months After Expose of Hundreds of Millions of Images, Related Patient Info Open on the Internet

Another medical data horrorshow.

Private Equity Under the Hot Lights Today at House Financial Services Committee Hearing, “America for Sale?”

Private equity gets some long overdue scrutiny.

FAA Pushes Back on Boeing Pressure to Recertify 737 Max by Year End; Agency Also Considering Major Revamp of Certification Process

Remarkably, the new FAA chief Steve Dickson is standing up to Boeing and planning widespread reforms at the agency.

Former CalPERS Board Member JJ Jelincic Files Protest Against Election Abuses

JJ Jelincic is still fighting the uphill battle of cleaning up CalPERS.