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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. August 25, 2016

    VW Settles With US Dealerships In Diesel Emissions Case

    Embattled automaker Volkswagen AG told a California federal judge during a hearing on Thursday that it has reached a settlement with more than 650 U.S. franchise dealerships to buy back cars rendered unsellable by its diesel emissions scandal, saying that the agreement will be filed with the court before October.

  2. August 23, 2016

    VW Investor Wants Labaton To Head Emissions Suits

    A Volkswagen investor suing the company over the fallout from the automaker's diesel emissions scandal asked a California federal judge on Monday to allow Labaton Sucharow LLP to take the lead in the investor lawsuits as another law firm jockeys to win the same spot.

  3. August 23, 2016

    Bosch Seeks To Shield Workers From 'Wild' VW Plot Claims

    Robert Bosch GmbH requested Monday that a California federal court keep under wraps the names of employees mentioned in litigation stemming from Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal, saying it will eventually disprove claims that it knowingly participated in the scheme but that the workers' reputations deserve protection in the meantime.

  4. August 12, 2016

    VW Gets Court OK On Program To Scrap Cheating Diesel Cars

    A California federal judge on Friday cleared the way for Volkswagen AG to study the feasibility and logistics of scrapping certain diesel engine cars that cheat on government-mandated emissions tests and salvaging them for parts, as part of multidistrict litigation over the automaker's emissions cheating scandal.

  5. August 05, 2016

    Emissions Funding In VW Deal Misses Problem, Groups Say

    Think tank Competitive Enterprise Institute and other groups on Friday voiced their opposition to a pollution control program part in the U.S. Department of Justice's $14.7 billion deal with Volkswagen AG to settle claims over its scheme to skirt emissions testing, saying that part isn't connected to the underlying violation.

  6. July 26, 2016

    Volkswagen Gets Preliminary OK For $14.7B Emissions Deal

    A California federal judge on Tuesday granted preliminary approval to Volkswagen AG's deal, valued at $14.7 billion, to settle claims with consumers and the federal government related to its scheme to evade government-mandated emissions testing in some diesel engine cars.

  7. July 07, 2016

    Volkswagen To Pay $86M To Calif. For Emissions Penalties

    Volkswagen AG has agreed to pay California $86 million in civil penalties in addition to the $14.7 billion settlement reached with the federal government last week over the automaker's scheme to evade government-mandated emissions testing, California Attorney General Kamala Harris said on Thursday.

  8. July 06, 2016

    New Mexico Wants VW Emissions Suit Back In State Court

    New Mexico on Tuesday asked a California federal judge to send back to state court its lawsuit against Volkswagen AG and its subsidiaries over the automaker's alleged scheme to evade government-mandated emissions testing, saying that no federal jurisdiction exists.

  9. June 28, 2016

    DOJ Unveils $14.7B VW Emissions Settlement

    Volkswagen AG has agreed to a deal worth up to $14.7 billion that includes vehicle buybacks and pollution control program funding to settle claims related to its scheme to evade government-mandated emissions testing in some 2.0-liter diesel engine cars, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.

  10. June 27, 2016

    Volkswagen Reaches $14.7B Deal In Emissions Scandal

    Volkswagen AG reached a deal valued at $14.7 billion to settle claims with consumers and the federal government over the automaker's emissions-cheating scandal, about 50 percent more than what was reported a week ago, according to media reports Monday.

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