[wnut]

Have to wonder how the damage done by VW compares to Mobil's efforts with the Exxon Valdez and its result:

"Exxon appealed again. On May 23, 2007, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied ExxonMobil's request for a third hearing and let stand its ruling that Exxon owes $2.5 billion in punitive damages. Exxon then appealed to the Supreme Court, which agreed to hear the case........ In a decision issued June 25, 2008, Justice David Souter issued the judgment of the court, vacating the $2.5 billion award and remanding the case back to a lower court, finding that the damages were excessive with respect to maritime common law[/COLOR][/URL]. Exxon's actions were deemed "worse than negligent but less than maliciousThe punitive damages were further reduced to an amount of $507.5 million
[/B].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill

OR

Montara oil rig DISASTER!

"In 2012, PTTEP Australasia pleaded guilty to charges under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act and was fined $510,000"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montara_oil_spill