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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 26, 2019

    VW Must Face Bondholder's Emissions Fraud Suit

    Volkswagen AG must face proposed class claims it duped a pension fund into buying overpriced bonds by failing to disclose the German automaker's 2015 diesel emissions scandal in bond offering documents, a California federal judge said Thursday.

  2. September 20, 2019

    VW, Audi, Bosch Escape Sales Reps' Lost Commissions Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday dumped a proposed class action from individual salespersons claiming they lost out on commissions from unsold cars after Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal erupted in 2015, saying their fraud and racketeering claims were shaky and needed to be backed up with additional facts. 

  3. September 17, 2019

    Bondholder Says VW Can't Use New Evidence To Sink Suit

    The pension fund suing Volkswagen for concealing an emissions-cheating scandal from its bondholders told a California federal judge Monday that the automaker improperly introduced evidence last week as part of its attempt to fend off the proposed class action.

  4. September 13, 2019

    VW, Bosch To Face Opt-Outs In 'Clean Diesel' Bellwether Trials

    A bellwether trial for vehicle owners who opted out of a $10 billion settlement in multidistrict litigation over Volkswagen's "clean diesel" emissions scandal will be held in February 2020 followed by another of an alleged co-conspirator, auto-parts supplier Robert Bosch GmbH, a California federal judge said Friday.

  5. September 10, 2019

    Bondholder Can't Claim Fraud From Unseen Docs, VW Says

    A bondholder couldn't have been duped into buying allegedly overpriced Volkswagen bonds if it never saw — much less read — offering documents it claimed concealed the automaker's emissions-cheating scandal, Volkswagen told a California federal court Monday.

  6. September 09, 2019

    VW Dealers' Emissions Losses Already Rectified, Bosch Says

    Bosch has moved to snuff claims from franchised Volkswagen dealers that allege the German auto parts maker is liable for lost profits and diminished inventories stemming from Volkswagen's "clean diesel" emissions cheating scandal, saying Volkswagen already offset the dealers' alleged losses.

  7. August 30, 2019

    VW Makes $96.5M Deal To End Inflated Fuel Economy Claims

    Volkswagen AG has agreed to pay $96.5 million to settle claims from approximately 100,000 consumers alleging the German auto giant overstated the fuel economy of certain vehicles, according to a California federal court filing on Friday.

  8. August 26, 2019

    Bosch Rips Dealers' Cert. Bid In VW Emissions RICO Suit

    Volkswagen franchised dealers should not be allowed to certify a nationwide class accusing auto parts maker Bosch of developing the emissions-cheating devices in Volkswagen's "clean diesel" vehicles, Bosch told a California federal judge Friday.

  9. August 23, 2019

    9th Circ. Wants Feds' Take On Counties' VW Emissions Fight

    The Ninth Circuit has asked the federal government to weigh in on whether the Clean Air Act keeps state and local authorities from going after Volkswagen, affiliates Audi of America LLC and Porsche Cars North America Inc., and auto parts maker Robert Bosch LLC for allegedly tampering with vehicle emission controls.

  10. August 12, 2019

    Bondholders Say VW Can't Dump Emissions Fraud Suit

    A proposed class of bondholders has challenged a bid to toss their claims that Volkswagen duped them into buying overpriced bonds by concealing its 2015 diesel emissions scandal, telling a California federal judge that the automaker didn't meet its burden of proof to ditch the case.