

He blasted the group for initially seeking $118 million in case involving only 19 trucks and about 100 parts. To my knowledge there was only one truck that was actually sold and operated in Utah.”

“In other words the 10th Circuit ruling means the UPHE just lost 90% of the case that they brought. “The vast majority of the penalties assessed against the diesel brothers are going to be dropped,” Cannon wrote in an email. Sparks’ lawyer Cole Cannon claimed Tuesday’s ruling was actually a defeat for the physicians group because it directs Shelby to recalculate the penalty so that it excludes trucks Sparks sold to customers outside Utah.
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Some of these so-called “defeat parts” allowed drivers to release huge plumes of black exhaust in a practice known as “rolling coal.” It is a victory for public health protection, for preserving the rule of law, and for the right of citizens to pursue punishment of any company that might have a similar business practice that disregards the rights of citizens to breathe clean air.”ĭavid “Heavy D” Sparks and his associates at Sparks Motors LLC illegally sold or retrofitted at least 31 diesel trucks with equipment that disabled required emission control systems, according to the group’s suit.

“The appeals court’s ruling today has broad implications. “We are a step closer to clean, healthy air in Utah thanks to this decision,” said Salt Lake City anesthesiologist Brian Moench, UPHE’s president.
