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In re: Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation

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Case Number:

3:15-md-02672

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Charles R. Breyer

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  1. September 05, 2017

    VW Gets Leg Up In State Suits After Wyo. Dismissal

    The dismissal of the state of Wyoming's suit against Volkswagen over its diesel emissions scandal marks a rare win for the German automaker in the fallout over its so-called defeat device software and gives it a new weapon in fighting other states' suits, experts say.

  2. September 01, 2017

    DOJ, VW Spar Over Letting German Firm See Emissions Docs

    The federal government and Volkswagen AG on Thursday asked a California federal court to decide whether a pretrial order governing discovery in multidistrict litigation over the company's diesel emissions scandal allows the feds to share its discovery with a German law firm helping the government bring a securities case abroad.

  3. August 31, 2017

    VW Gets Wyo. Diesel Emissions Suit Tossed

    The California federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over Volkswagen AG's diesel emissions scandal on Thursday tossed Wyoming's suit alleging the automaker violated the state's anti-tampering laws and seeking billions of dollars in penalties, finding its claims were barred by the Clean Air Act.

  4. August 01, 2017

    VW Says Clean Air Act Ends State Emissions Scandal Cases

    Volkswagen AG told a California federal judge Tuesday the Clean Air Act preempted state claims in a suit alleging the defeat devices that misled regulators about VW's "clean diesel" vehicles' emissions violated Wyoming anti-tampering laws, noting a slew of states were looking to see how the judge would rule before deciding similar local lawsuits.

  5. July 21, 2017

    Attys For VW 3.0L Vehicle Owners Score $125M In Fees

    A California federal judge on Friday approved $125 million in fees and costs for attorneys who represented owners of Volkswagen AG’s pricier 3.0-liter engine vehicles with emissions-cheating devices, according to an order that noted the fees wouldn’t pull from the class recovery funds.

  6. July 19, 2017

    VW Bondholders Can Press On In Emissions Scandal MDL

    Bondholders can continue to bring a putative class action against Volkswagen alleging inflated bond values caused by the 2015 diesel emissions scandal, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday, though he trimmed some claims against corporate and individual defendants.

  7. July 11, 2017

    Judge Says FTC Claims Already Settled In VW Emissions Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday denied the Federal Trade Commission's pending motion seeking additional testimony into claims that Volkswagen AG's U.S. unit intentionally destroyed documents after its diesel emissions cheating scandal made headlines, a procedural move in light of the FTC's settlements with the German automaker. 

  8. July 07, 2017

    Judge Rips VW's Offering Memo In Investors' Emissions Suit

    A California federal judge was skeptical Friday of Volkswagen AG's bid to toss a proposed class action brought by bondholders alleging the automaker knowingly misled investors about its emissions-cheating scandal, saying during a hearing it made a "misstatement by omission" in an offering memo to them.

  9. June 28, 2017

    Judge Trims Securities Row Over VW Emissions Cheat

    A California federal judge on Wednesday again trimmed some claims from a securities class action that's part of Volkswagen's larger emissions scandal, but also let some claims back into the case and rejected efforts to change his mind.

  10. June 27, 2017

    VW Aims To Trim Securities Row Over Emissions Cheat

    Volkswagen AG asked a California federal judge at a hearing Tuesday to toss some securities claims from sprawling multidistrict litigation over its diesel emissions-cheating scandal, saying the complaint hadn't properly alleged the embattled automaker knowingly misled investors by concealing liabilities even after internal warnings that the scheme could cost the company €20 million.