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

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Case overview

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. March 30, 2020

    9th Circ. To Mull Fraud Standard In VW Bondholder Row

    The Ninth Circuit agreed Monday to clarify a key reliance standard in securities fraud cases as it mulls Volkswagen's challenge to California class claims it duped a pension fund into buying overpriced bonds by not mentioning the "clean diesel" emissions scandal in offering documents.

  2. March 09, 2020

    VW Jury Sets $100K Punitive Damages In 'Clean Diesel' Trial

    A California federal jury awarded five Volkswagen drivers a total of $100,000 in punitive damages Monday in the German automaker's first U.S. trial over its "clean diesel" emissions scandal, an award Volkswagen hopes to get reduced given the low compensatory damages awarded earlier in the bellwether trial.

  3. March 05, 2020

    VW's Dirty Laundry Aired In Calif. Punitive Damages Trial

    Volkswagen lied to Congress and instructed its engineers to destroy documents while trying to dodge the legal consequences of its "clean diesel" fraud, drivers told a California federal jury Thursday, also detailing the automaker's 1970s defeat devices as well as concerns in Europe that the automaker continues to defraud consumers there.

  4. March 04, 2020

    VW Tailpipe Pollution Raised Public Health Risks, Jury Hears

    An environmental health expert testifying on behalf of drivers in the Volkswagen "clean diesel" trial told a jury Wednesday that tailpipe pollutants from vehicles equipped with so-called defeat devices increased human health risks for conditions such as asthma, heart disease and cardiac arrest.

  5. March 03, 2020

    VW Slams Drivers' Move To 'Intimidate' Court With Mistrial Bid

    Volkswagen on Tuesday tore into a mistrial request from drivers in a bellwether jury trial over the German automaker's "clean diesel" emissions scandal, calling it "baseless" and accusing the drivers of "trying to intimidate the court," according to an opposition lodged in California federal court.

  6. March 03, 2020

    VW Must Face Punitive Damages 'Clean Diesel' Trial

    A California federal jury awarded minimal economic damages to a narrowed group of consumers Tuesday in Volkswagen's first U.S. trial over its "clean diesel" emissions scandal, meaning the German automaker now faces punitive damages in a bifurcated bellwether trial.

  7. March 02, 2020

    Volkswagen Awaits Calif. Jury's 'Clean Diesel' Verdict

    A California federal jury began deliberating Monday in Volkswagen's first U.S. trial over its "clean diesel" emissions scandal after hearing closing arguments from consumers saying their vehicles are worthless because they were equipped with illegal defeat devices and assertions from Volkswagen arguing the vehicles largely maintained their value following the scandal.

  8. February 28, 2020

    VW Drivers Seek Mistrial, Citing Judge's Alleged 'Hostility'

    Drivers battling Volkswagen in a bellwether jury trial over the German automaker's "clean diesel" emissions scandal moved for a mistrial Friday, accusing the California federal judge overseeing the case of exhibiting "overt hostility" towards them while assuming an "advocacy-type role" for Volkswagen, accusations the judge strongly denied.

  9. February 27, 2020

    Volkswagen's 'Clean Diesel' Scandal Laid Out For Calif. Jury

    Volkswagen faced off Thursday over the value of the vehicles in question in a bellwether jury trial against 10 California customers who claim they're entitled to damages stemming from the German automaker's "clean diesel" emissions scandal, marking the first U.S. trial for Volkswagen since it admitted to equipping 11 million vehicles with emission-cheating devices in 2015.

  10. February 24, 2020

    VW Caught With Its 'Pants Down,' Driver Says At Start Of Trial

    Volkswagen didn't adequately fix vehicles under California law following its "clean diesel" emissions scandal and should face damages as a result, drivers told a California federal judge during a one-day bench trial Monday, with one driver testifying the automaker got caught with its "pants down."