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Politics

GOP's COVID-19 lawsuit immunity effort shifts to the states

By Billy Corriher

March 8, 2021 - Since Congress declined to grant businesses immunity from COVID-19 lawsuits, Republican lawmakers in Florida and other states are renewing their push to ban negligence lawsuits filed by workers and consumers exposed to COVID-19.

Politics

The push to block lawsuits by workers and consumers infected with COVID-19

By Billy Corriher

July 15, 2020 - With COVID-19 cases on the rise in Southern states, federal and state elected officials are trying to prevent infected customers and workers from being able to sue negligent businesses.

Extraction and disclosure

By Phil Mattera

August 24, 2012 - The Securities and Exchange Commission stood up to intense pressure from the likes of ExxonMobil and the American Petroleum Institute to approve rules that will shine a light on dealings between some of the world's biggest corporations and the poor countries from which they extract vast amounts of wealth.

The real Enron story

By Chris Kromm

April 24, 2006 - I know that scandals are a dime a dozen now, but why is the Enron trial getting so little play? Ken Lay and Peter Skilling, who matchlessly meshed political power and greed, are charged with causing untold hardship to millions of people -- consumers, investors, and the political process.