Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Sept 27, 2015 9:40:54 GMT -8
Post by Diesel on Sept 27, 2015 9:40:54 GMT -8
Volkswagen hires law firm that defended BP after oil spill
September 23, 2015 - 6:39 am ET
NEWARK, N.J. (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG has hired the U.S. law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP to help it deal with the widening scandal over the carmaker’s faked pollution controls, according to a company spokeswoman.
Kirkland led BP Plc’s defense in the criminal investigation of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster that claimed 11 lives and caused the worst offshore spill in U.S. history, according to the firm’s website. Kirkland spokeswoman Olivia Clarke declined to comment on the Volkswagen hiring.
VW said as many as 11 million cars are affected and that it’s setting aside at least 6.5 billion euros for the matter.
more: www.autonews.com/article/20150923/OEM01/150929934/volkswagen-hires-law-firm-that-defended-bp-after-oil-spill
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Jun 23rd 2013 at 4:24PM
Diesel particulates, other air pollutants linked to autism in children
A large, new study makes a solid link between air pollution and incidences of autism, with diesel particulate and mercury named as the most significant contributors. Research from the Harvard University's School of Public Health, drawing on 116,430 participants in the ongoing Nurses' Health Study, found that women exposed to higher air pollution levels during their pregnancies were twice as likely to give birth to an autistic child than those living in a cleaner environment. Previous studies have found similar connections [Traffic jams and exhaust linked to autism, brain cell damage, www.autoblog.com/2011/11/10/traffic-jams-and-exhaust-linked-to-autism-brain-cell-damage/]
www.autoblog.com/2013/06/23/diesel-particulates-other-air-pollutants-linked-to-autism-in-ch/
September 23, 2015 - 6:39 am ET
NEWARK, N.J. (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG has hired the U.S. law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP to help it deal with the widening scandal over the carmaker’s faked pollution controls, according to a company spokeswoman.
Kirkland led BP Plc’s defense in the criminal investigation of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster that claimed 11 lives and caused the worst offshore spill in U.S. history, according to the firm’s website. Kirkland spokeswoman Olivia Clarke declined to comment on the Volkswagen hiring.
VW said as many as 11 million cars are affected and that it’s setting aside at least 6.5 billion euros for the matter.
more: www.autonews.com/article/20150923/OEM01/150929934/volkswagen-hires-law-firm-that-defended-bp-after-oil-spill
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Jun 23rd 2013 at 4:24PM
Diesel particulates, other air pollutants linked to autism in children
A large, new study makes a solid link between air pollution and incidences of autism, with diesel particulate and mercury named as the most significant contributors. Research from the Harvard University's School of Public Health, drawing on 116,430 participants in the ongoing Nurses' Health Study, found that women exposed to higher air pollution levels during their pregnancies were twice as likely to give birth to an autistic child than those living in a cleaner environment. Previous studies have found similar connections [Traffic jams and exhaust linked to autism, brain cell damage, www.autoblog.com/2011/11/10/traffic-jams-and-exhaust-linked-to-autism-brain-cell-damage/]
www.autoblog.com/2013/06/23/diesel-particulates-other-air-pollutants-linked-to-autism-in-ch/