Environmental
Jan. 12, 2016
The first stage in bringing Volkswagen to justice?
The Volkswagen emission control device case seems to have all the essential ingredients of a criminal prosecution, but on Jan. 4, the DOJ filed civil charges against the company for violations of the federal Clean Air Act. By Davina Pujari and Christopher Jensen
Davina Pujari
Partner
WilmerHale LLP
Phone: (628) 235-1136
Email: davina.pujari@wilmerhale.com
Davina co-chairs the firm's Environment and Natural Resources Group and leads the Environmental Crimes and Investigations practice. She has more than 25 years of experience as a trial attorney in environmental and criminal law matters in both state and federal court.
The Volkswagen emission control device case seems to have all the essential ingredients of a criminal prosecution - deception, public outrage, and actual environmental harm. But, on Jan. 4th, the U.S. Department of Justice filed civil charges against the company for violations of the federal Clean Air Act.
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