Topic
Emissions
149 published works
Drug & Device Law
A Non-Drug/Device Preemption Win with a Caveat
Last week appears to have been a bit of a slow week in the drug and device litigation arena. It was after all a short work week. It was back…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Volkswagen AG Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $4.3 Billion in Criminal and Civil Penalties; Six Volkswagen Executives and Employees are Indicted in Connection with Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests
VW to Pay $2.8 Billion Criminal Fine in Guilty Plea and $1.5 Billion Settlement of Civil Environmental, Customs and Financial Violations; Monitor to Be Appointed to Oversee the Parent Company…
Global Policy Watch
The Week Ahead in the European Parliament – October 14, 2016
Summary This week is a political group week (i.e., the week before the Parliament’s plenary session, during which all political parties and groups organize meetings and discuss their views and…
Land Use Prof Blog
Contemporary Issues in Climate Change Law & Policy, Part 5: The Local Official and Climate Change, by Stephen R. Miller
Land Use Prof Blog is hosting a series of posts that are excerpts from book chapters in the recently released Contemporary Issues in Climate Change Law and Policy: Essays Inspired by the…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Volkswagen to Spend Up to $14.7 Billion to Settle Allegations of Cheating Emissions Tests and Deceiving Customers on 2.0 Liter Diesel Vehicles
Settlements Require VW to Spend up to $10 Billion to Buyback, Terminate Leases, or Modify Affected 2.0 Liter Vehicles and Compensate Consumers, and Spend $4.7 Billion to Mitigate Pollution and…
Food Safety News
Activists get timely crack at making CAFOs report pollution data
By Dan Flynn
Hanor Companies is moving its headquarters to Enid, OK, from Wisconsin and several activists groups would like to see the pork producer pull out of North Carolina soon, too. They…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
Coming Down the Pipeline: New Methane Emissions Limits
By Ryan C. Granholm, Alex Garel-Frantzen
On May 12, 2016, the United States Environmental Protection Agency issued a pre-publication version of a final rule that sets the first-ever federal limits on methane emissions for new, reconstructed,…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
VW Agreement in Principle with DOJ
Coverage of the latest updates on VW's agreement with the Department of Justice can be found here, here, and here.
The Compliance Gap
SEC Spotlight Hits Emissions Issues
When the Volkswagen emissions scandal hit the press last year, we wondered which agency would manage the subsequent investigations. We are still waiting on the car company’s plan to remedy…
Business Litigation Blog
Volkswagen AG Faces $3.6 Billion Suit
On March 14, almost six months after Volkswagen AG (“VW”) admitted to installing software in its diesel vehicles to cheat emissions testing, VW was hit with a $3.6 billion lawsuit…