10 Wayne Law alumni recognized as 2017 Leaders in the Law
Ten of the 30 Michigan attorneys on the 2017 Leaders in the Law list released by Michigan Lawyers Weekly are alumni of Wayne State University Law School.
Those chosen for this honor are expanding access to justice, improving the profession and serving their communities, according to the publication. The 30 attorneys were formally honored at a March 23 luncheon in Troy.
In its March 27 edition, Michigan Lawyers Weekly included a special section profiling the honorees.
The Wayne Law alumni chosen as 2017 Leaders in the Law are:
• Frederick A. Berg, class of 1985, Butzel Long
• Lori A. Buiteweg, class of 1990, Nichols Sacks Slank Sendelbach & Buiteweg
• Judy B. Calton, class of 1986, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn
• Pamela C. Enslen, class of 1981, Warner Norcross & Judd
• James F. Graves, class of 1972, Sinas Dramis Law Firm
• Diana Lee Khachaturian, class of 1998, Law Offices of Diana Lee Khachaturian
• Donna M. MacKenzie, class of 2004, Olsman MacKenzie & Wallace
• Michael W. Maddin, class of 1965, Maddin Hauser Roth & Heller
• Christopher M. Mann, class of 2004, Dawda Mann Mulcahy & Sadler
• Robert B. Sickels, class of 1978, Sommers Schwartz
Lawsuit alleges GM cheated on diesel pickup truck emissions
DETROIT (AP) — Shares of General Motors fell about 2.5 percent Thursday afternoon after some truck owners alleged in a lawsuit that the company cheated on government diesel emissions tests.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit alleges that GM pickup trucks with Duramax diesel engines have three devices on them that are rigged to allow more pollution on the road than during treadmill tests in the Environmental Protection Agency laboratory.
GM said the allegations are without merit.
The lawsuit filed by the Hagens Berman firm of Seattle alleges the trucks emit two to five times the legal limit for harmful nitrogen oxide. Also named as a defendant is Robert Bosch LLC, which made GM’s electronic diesel controls. Bosch says it is cooperating with government investigations into emissions cases and “defending its interests” in lawsuits.
The complaint on behalf of two truck owners against GM alleges that the devices were installed on diesel engines in the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups. Two of the devices reduce emissions controls when the air temperature is above or below the range in government lab tests. The other reduces the level of emissions controls when the trucks are running continuously for 200 to 500 seconds. Government tests don’t last that long, the lawsuit says.
The law firm estimates that there are 705,000 of the diesel pickup trucks on U.S. roads.
GM called the claims “baseless” and said in a statement it would vigorously defend itself.
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