Claims by PG&E Wildfire Victims Reach 80,000

By Ivan Penn
NYT Business Day
The number of individuals seeking compensation from the utility more than doubled in just over two months.
Published date: January 22, 2020 at 04:19AM
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PG&E Reaches $1.7 Billion Deal With Regulators

By Lauren Hepler and Ivan Penn
NYT Business Day
The utility has faced objections from the governor of California and hedge funds vying for control of the company.
Published date: December 17, 2019 at 09:16PM
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PG&E Reaches $13.5 Billion Deal With Wildfire Victims

By Ivan Penn, Lauren Hepler and Peter Eavis
NYT Business Day
The agreement could help tens of thousands of residents rebuild while helping to resolve the utility’s bankruptcy.
Published date: December 7, 2019 at 05:06AM
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PG&E Bankruptcy Judge Gives Outside Group’s Plan a Chance

By Peter Eavis
NYT Business Day
Terms offered by bondholders and victims’ lawyers will compete with the utility’s own reorganization proposal, a move that could encourage a deal.
Published date: October 10, 2019 at 02:36AM
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Battle for PG&E Hinges on Rival Plans and Uncertain Costs

By Lauren Hepler and Peter Eavis
NYT Business Day
As the utility defends its bankruptcy plan against a challenge from bondholders and wildfire victims, its liabilities are still being calculated.
Published date: October 8, 2019 at 03:01AM
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As PG&E Is Remade, Will Wildfire Victims Be Left Behind?

By Ivan Penn and Lauren Hepler
NYT Business Day
Lawyers say the utility’s bankruptcy process is pre-empting the claims of tens of thousands who suffered losses in fires linked to its equipment.
Published date: October 6, 2019 at 09:03PM
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California Fire Insurance Squeeze Hinders a Key Goal: Preventing Fires

By Lauren Hepler
NYT Business Day
Contractors crucial to clearing vegetation around power lines face higher coverage costs because of potential liability in later disasters.
Published date: September 30, 2019 at 01:07AM
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California, Wary of More Wildfires, Is Paying for Them Already

By Thomas Fuller and Ivan Penn
NYT U.S.
Anxiety is running high over wildfires this summer, and over the precautionary power cuts that a big utility says will be necessary to prevent them.
Published date: July 22, 2019 at 10:00AM
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California Says PG&E Power Lines Caused Camp Fire That Killed 85

By Peter Eavis and Ivan Penn
NYT Business Day
State officials concluded that Pacific Gas & Electric lines caused the Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise and is the deadliest in state history.
Published date: May 16, 2019 at 12:14AM
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California Says PG&E Power Lines Caused Camp Fire That Killed 85

By Peter Eavis and Ivan Penn
NYT Business Day
State officials concluded that Pacific Gas & Electric lines caused the Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise and is the deadliest in state history.
Published date: May 16, 2019 at 12:14AM
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Who Deserves PG&E’s Assets? Fire Victims Face a New Ordeal

By PETER EAVIS and IVAN PENN
NYT Business
Employees, suppliers and bondholders all have claims against the utility in bankruptcy court, along with those counting on payouts over blazes started by the company’s equipment.
Published date: March 14, 2019 at 09:05PM
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