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Emissions
Automotive
Auto Parts Manufacturer and Owner to Pay $10M for 'Defeat Devices' Scandal
The company allegedly made over 250,000 products designed to remove or disable emissions controls.
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Export
Laws & Regulations
Freight Forwarder Pleads Guilty to Role in Shipping Aircraft Parts to Russia
The exports included parts and avionics with missile technology applications.
September 12, 2024
Law
Energy
Man Admits to Shooting Equipment at Energy Facilities With High-Power Rifle
The damage exceeded over $200,000.
September 12, 2024
Esmark headquarters, Sewickley, Pa., Aug. 16, 2023.
Laws & Regulations
SEC Settles with Manufacturer, Chairman Over False Offer for U.S. Steel
Esmark did not have the financial means to meet its buyout offer.
September 9, 2024
The Hershey Chocolate World in Hershey, Pa.
Laws & Regulations
Hershey Calls for End to Lawsuit Over Reese’s Packaging
A lawsuit had alleged that the packages displayed “false and deceptive” representations.
September 6, 2024
Dol
Laws & Regulations
Investigation Uncovers $54K in Unpaid Wages at Automotive Parts Manufacturer
The company failed to issue paychecks to 54 workers.
September 6, 2024
Top Headlines
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns with President Joe Biden at the IBEW Local Union #5 union hall in Pittsburgh, on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
White House Signaling It Will Likely Stop Nippon Steel's Plans to Buy U.S. Steel
September 5, 2024
A newly launched Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa train traveling from Johannesburg to Naledi in Soweto, South Africa, Feb. 8, 2023.
Fake Engineer Gets Prison for Forged Qualifications
September 4, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns with President Joe Biden at the IBEW Local Union #5 union hall in Pittsburgh on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
Harris to Propose Tenfold Startup Tax Incentive Increase to Spur Small Business Creation
September 4, 2024
Plane
U.S. Seizes Illegally Exported Aircraft Used by Venezuelan President
September 3, 2024
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August 16, 2024
Former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn stands in a hall of the Braunschweig Regional Court in Brunswick, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.
Laws & Regulations
Former VW Boss Winterkorn Goes on Trial Over Diesel Cars Rigged to Cheat on Emissions Tests
The diesel scandal had wide-ranging consequences for the company and the auto industry.
September 3, 2024
Hp
Laws & Regulations
HP to Receive Up to $50M in CHIPS Funding
The proposed funding would support the expansion of HP’s facility in Corvallis, Oregon.
August 29, 2024
The Littoral Combat Ship Coronado sits alongside the Austal USA facilities on the Mobile River in Mobile, Ala., following christening ceremonies for the ship, Jan. 14, 2012.
Laws & Regulations
Shipbuilder Austal Says Fraud Settlement in Company's Best Interest
Former chairman says settlement "best outcome."
August 28, 2024
A Tesla logo is shown on Feb. 27, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C.
Automotive
Tesla's Fight Against Louisiana Auto Sales Law Revived by Appeals Court
The lawsuit is part of an effort to circumvent laws that bar automakers from also being retailers.
August 28, 2024
The Littoral Combat Ship Coronado sits alongside the Austal USA facilities on the Mobile River in Mobile, Ala., following christening ceremonies for the ship.
Laws & Regulations
U.S. Navy Shipbuilder Agrees to Pay $24 Million to Settle Accounting Fraud Probe
Austal USA conspired to mislead shareholders and investors about the company's financial condition.
August 28, 2024
Handcuffs
Laws & Regulations
Man Arrested on Charges of Conspiring to Export U.S. Military-Grade Radios to Russia
The network allegedly contracted directly with various entities in the Russian government.
August 27, 2024
Pirelli
Labor
Denial of Workers’ Rights Found at Rubber Tire Manufacturing Facility
The Pirelli plant makes tires for Audi, BMW and Tesla.
August 27, 2024
Vw
Automotive
Volkswagen to Reinstate Unjustly Terminated Workers
Following allegations of labor rights violations.
August 27, 2024
A Chinese official walks by the China and U.S. national flags before a meeting between Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2023.
Laws & Regulations
China Opposes U.S. Sanctions on Firms Over Alleged Ties to Russia's War Efforts
The country firmly opposed the U.S. putting multiple Chinese companies on its export control list.
August 26, 2024
This June 6, 2019, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington.
Laws & Regulations
U.S. Sanctions Hundreds of Firms Accused of Supplying Russia's War Machine
The U.S. imposed sweeping sanctions Friday.
August 26, 2024
Visitors look at the Chinese made BYD ATTO 3 at the IAA motor show in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 8, 2023.
Automotive
Canada Matches U.S. With 100% Tariff on Imports of Chinese-Made EVs
Canada also will impose a 25% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum.
August 26, 2024
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members picket outside the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta.
Laws & Regulations
Back-To-Work Order Issued for Major Canada Railroads
The union will comply, but a lawsuit is planned.
August 26, 2024
Gavel
Laws & Regulations
Latvian National Extradited for Scheme to Illegally Export American Aircraft Technology to Russia
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
August 23, 2024
In this Jan. 16, 2019, photo, Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV is displayed in Detroit.
Automotive
U.S. Closes One of 2 Probes Into Behavior of GM's Cruise Autonomous Vehicles After Recall
NHTSA is still investigating reports that Cruise vehicles encroached on pedestrians.
August 23, 2024