Calpers to Press Carmakers on Lawsuit
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.  - Members of the board of  Calpers, the biggest U.S. pension fund, voted on Monday to  demand that major car makers meet with them to defend their  lawsuit against California's new air quality regulations to  reduce exhaust emissions from cars and trucks.
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DETROIT, Dec. 7- Toyota, General Motors and seven other automakers filed suit on Tuesday to block California&#39;s new greenhouse gas regulation, which was approved by the state in its final form in September.
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Throngs of lawyers who represent people allegedly hurt or killed by the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx will gather in California and Las Vegas next week to discuss preparing class-action lawsuits against the drug&#39;s maker, Merck &amp; Co.
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By Shelli Derobertis, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.  Dec.
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US regulators asked automotive giants General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. for information on how they account for pension and health care plans, the companies said on Tuesday.
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BMW and DaimlerChrysler are threatening legal action against alleged Chinese copies of their cars, a report says.
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DALLAS -- Auto makers filed suit Tuesday to block California from forcing the companies to make cars and trucks that emit lower levels of global-warming gases.
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California voters will decide next week whether to amend a New Deal-era law giving consumers the power to file suit over unfair business practices, a statute that has been used to target businesses from Philip Morris to Microsoft Corp.
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California sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday for denying its first-in-the-nation greenhouse gas limits on cars, trucks and SUVs.
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California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger will urge lawmakers to pass a sweeping overhaul  of the state's public pension systems, including Calpers, the  nation's largest pension fund, an aide said on Wednesday.
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Jaguar car factory workers will be urged to fight the closure of the plant with a campaign which includes the threat of strike action.
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Under pressure to reduce greenhouse gases, top Canadian officials are pushing for the government to follow California&#39;s sweeping plan to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from cars and trucks.
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U.S. automakers on Tuesday  challenged California's new air quality regulations to reduce  exhaust pipe emissions from cars and trucks.
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California is suing the auto industry over tailpipe emissions, marking the first time a state has sought monetary damages for the impact of global warming by vehicles.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 2 -- California, joined by 15 other states led by New York, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday over its refusal to allow the state to set its own, tougher vehicle-emissions standards to control greenhouse gases and combat global warming.
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Toyota, General Motors and seven other automakers filed suit to block California's new greenhouse gas regulation, which was approved by the state in September.
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FRESNO, Calif. -- Automobile manufacturers sued on Tuesday to block the world&#39;s toughest vehicle emissions standards, adopted by California regulators in September to cut greenhouse gases.