Actors / Public authority · United States
US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Appears in 6 cases in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos 524(g) bankruptcy trusts and J&J talc two-step | Source of the 2011 asbestos trust data | United States | 1988 | Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds) |
| US tax deductibility of environmental settlements (IRC 162(f)) | Auditor of the settlement sample (GAO-05-747) | United States | 2017 | Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds) |
| Peabody, Patriot Coal and coal self-bonding | US government auditor that recommended ending self-bonding | United States | 2007–2020 | Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds) |
| Fieldwood bankruptcy and US offshore decommissioning | Auditor; estimated liabilities | United States | 2024 | Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds) |
| US Defense Department PFAS costs top USD 9.3 billion at 718 installations | Published the PFAS cost report | United States | 2022–2025 | Chemical pollution |
| PG&E wildfire settlement, tax deduction and Fire Victim Trust | Reviewer of tax treatment of settlements (2005) | United States | 2018–2025 | Liability shifting (spin-offs, bankruptcy, closure bonds) |
Appears alongside
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) ×2Johnson & JohnsonGeorgia-Pacific3MPeabodyArch CoalAlphaConturaBlackjewelOffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)Fieldwood EnergyBureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)US Department of DefenseNatureServeCalifornia Public Utilities CommissionFire Victim TrustButte County District AttorneyCalifornia Wildfire Fund
Terms used on this page
Bonds and banking
- Liquidation, insolvency, bankruptcy
- Legal processes that apply when a company cannot pay its debts; its assets are sold and claims against it may go unpaid.
Science and environment
- PFOA (C8) and PFAS
- PFAS are a large family of human-made chemicals that persist in the environment and the body; PFOA, also called C8, is one of them and was used to make Teflon.