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This call for quick action on Harvard's part is especially important considering the history of apathy Texaco shareholders have shown in the past years. According to Time magazine, there has been evidence for years that Texaco discriminates in its hiring and promotion policies, most notably in a 1991 lawsuit...
Texaco officials were clearly rattled by the disclosure. The reported remarks "offend me deeply," Texaco chairman Peter I. Bijur declared in a videotaped message to all employees. " This alleged behavior violates our code of conduct, our core values and the law." The company launched its own investigation of the incident...
A quarter of the nation's securities-fraud suits are brought against California-based firms. One target was Centigram Communications Corp. of San Jose, which was sued after its stock dropped from $14 to $11 in late 1994. Lerach accused company officials of dumping stock nine months earlier. Although a...
The battle over Proposition 211 is already the most expensive ballot initiative in history. Nearly $46 million has been spent so far, the bulk coming from opponents, including the Big Six accounting firms and high-tech firms from Apple to Xilinx. The Yes on 211 side is being funded by...
He has been accused of much, but nobody has ever said MICHAEL JACKSON is overly conservative in his looks. Until now, perhaps. STAN WINSTON, the Academy Award-winning special-effects artist, is on the left; the singer, on the right. The two have collaborated on a short film, Ghosts, based...