Private Equity: The Perps Behind Destructive Hospital Surprise Billing
How private equity ginned up yet another abuse.
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Financial Times Goes Wobbly on Brexit No Deal Impact
Is a flabby Financial Times story just a case of a piece not coming together, or is the pink paper pulling its punches on Brexit?
Read more...Carmakers and California Agree on Emissions Rules
Carmakers agree to comply “voluntarily” with California’s tightened emissions standards – thus thwarting Trump plans to rollback proposed nationwide rules.
Read more...Roundup Roundup: Judge Slashes Punitive Damages Award in Glyphosate Lawsuit
A third judge reduced the eye-popping punitive damages award in a glyphosate lawsuit; Bayer faces a plethora of pending cases and potential huge liability.
Read more...How the Government Can Steal Your Stuff: 6 Questions About Civil Asset Forfeiture Answered
Sad but necessary, a primer on civil asset forfeiture.
Read more...CalPERS General Counsel Matt Jacobs Violated “Zero Tolerance” Policy via Manhandling CEO Marcie Frost; Will CalPERS Sanction Jacobs or Change the Policy?
CalPERS General Counsel Matt Jacob pawed CEO Marcie Frost. Not a good look.
Read more...Elizabeth Warren Seeks to Cut Private Equity Down to Size
Elizabeth Warren’s bill to end private equity abuses targets a wide range of bad practices.
Read more...John Helmer: MH17 Evidence Tampering Revealed by Malaysia – FBI Attempt To Seize Black Boxes; Dutch Cover-Up of Forged Telephone Tapes; Ukrainian Air Force Hid Radar Records; Crash Site Witness Testimony Misreported
The Malaysian government has come out against the findings of the JIT in the MH17 crash, charging US, Urkainian, and other offiicials with lying and engaging in evidence suppression and tampering.
Read more...The UK’s Dubious Role in the New Tanker War With Iran
Unpacking the issues in the seizure of an Iranian tanker.
Read more...CalPERS’ Long-Term Care Policy Train Wreck – Is Bankruptcy the End Game?
CalPERS’ long-term care policy mess is even worse than industry norms, which is saying quite a lot.
Read more...Climate Change Lawsuits Increase Globally
Climate change litigation is increasing globally from initial US origins. These legal actions will continue to grow as the crisis accelerates.
Read more...How Judges Kill: Sealing Corporate Records Showing Destructive Behavior Based on Dubious “Trade Secret” Claims
Judges who are unduly deferential to corporate secrecy demands are literally killing Americans.
Read more...The Sham of Shareholder Capitalism
The mythology of shareholder capitalism does not stand up to scrutiny.
Read more...Facebook’s New Libra Digital Currency, Trust Issues (Many), and Sovereignty
Trust issues with Facebook’s Libra for users, regulators, and technically. And is Facebook seeking to become a sovereign?
Read more...Why Is CalPERS Still So Afraid of Elisabeth Bourqui?
CalPERS is acting awfully guilty.
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