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‘Diesel Brothers’ ordered to pay $1M in pollution case
OGDEN, Utah (AP) The stars of the “Diesel Brothers” reality TV show have been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in legal fees on top of $848,000 in previous penalties over pollution law violations. U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby of Salt Lake City ruled in January that David “Heavy D” Sparks and Joshua “Redbeard” Stuart must pay must pay $928,602 in legal fees and costs to Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment. Diesel Brothers attorney Cole Cannon criticized the “egregious and frivolous” fee request by the legal team representing the doctors’ group.
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OGDEN, Utah (AP) The stars of the “Diesel Brothers” reality TV show have been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in legal fees on top of $848,000 in previous penalties over pollution law violations.
U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby of Utah ruled Jan. 26 that David “Heavy D” Sparks and Joshua “Redbeard” Stuart must pay $928,602 in legal fees to Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, the Standard-Examiner in Ogden reported Monday.
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The environmental group started the legal battle in 2016 after seeing smoke-spewing trucks on the Discovery Channel show, where the crew modifies vehicles and gives away customized diesel trucks. The group later sued under the Clean Air Act, which allows people to seek civil damages against violators.
Judge tosses lawsuit over COVID-19 and the 2020 Utah governor s race
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Jan Garbett gives an "elbow bump" to her running mate, Dr. Joe Jarvis, at her campaign kickoff event.
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SALT LAKE CITY â A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by a candidate for Utah governor who argued her efforts to get on the ballot were impacted by COVID-19 health orders.
Jan Garbett sued,
But COVID-19 health restrictions under
In a ruling issued late Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Shelby dismissed her lawsuit. It is not disputed that Garbett failed to garner the necessary number of signatures to show a modicum of support and was consequently not included on the Republican primary ballot. But as the court explained, she has suffered no injury because her failure to meet the necessary requirements means she no longer has a legally protected interest, he wrote.