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WASHINGTON (CN) German automaker Daimler, parent company of American Mercedes-Benz, will pay $1.5 billion to resolve charges over its connection to the global diesel emissions-cheating scandal following approval of the settlement Tuesday by a federal judge.
The settlement in Washington involves not only the U.S. Department of Justice but the Environmental Protection Agency, the California Air Resources Board and the California attorney general. Daimler has agreed to pay $875 million in civil penalties, plus $70.3 million in other penalties, in addition to fixing all the vehicles it has already sold.
U.S. District Judge Emmet J. Sullivan said the settlement was fair, reasonable and in the public interest.
A COUPLE who have been together for over 70 years have been reunited for the first time in months after care home visits resumed in Inverclyde. The emotional moment took place between John and Mary Stevenson at Glenfield Care Home in Greenock s west end after lockdown restrictions were eased this week. Despite not being allowed to see each other indoors since Christmas Day last year, John, 89, still visited his beloved wife Mary, 97, every day just to see her through a window. The couple, who have been together for 74 years and married since 1972, were finally reunited face-to-face and enjoyed a big hug.
Inverclyde Health & Social Care Partnership says that when cases peaked in January action had to be taken. The Tele had reported how Balclutha Court in Greenock s west end was one of the homes affected. It was later praised by inspectors for its response. During the height of the pandemic last spring there were 40 deaths recorded in local care homes up until August. At the present time all but one care home in Inverclyde is clear of Covid-19. The health and social care committee chairman has praised both care homes and the HSCP for measures taken to protect the most vulnerable.
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