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Transportation

Dec. 2, 2015

Will the punishment fit VW's crime?

The Justice Department has an opportunity to restore faith in our government's ability to controle those it is charged with managing by handing down a real fine. By Jonathan Michaels

Jonathan A. Michaels

Managing Partner
MLG Attorneys at Law

Phone: (949) 581-6900

Email: jmichaels@defectattorney.com

Whittier Coll SOL; CA

Jonathan specializes in representing clients in the automotive industry.

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By Jonathan Michaels

By now, the world understands exactly how dastardly Volkswagen has been: It engineered a device whose sole purpose was to defeat emissions testing, and then outfitted 11 million diesel vehicles with the devise, claiming that they had created the world's first "clean diesel."

In its quest to become the largest automotive manufacturer in the world, and without a competitive hybrid product in its lineup, Volkswagen unleashe...

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