Napleton Orlando Imports, LLC et al v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al

  1. December 06, 2019

    Bosch Escapes VW Dealers' 'Lost Profits' RICO Suit

    Franchised Volkswagen dealerships cannot collect damages from Bosch, the auto parts maker they've accused of masterminding the emissions-cheating devices in Volkswagen's "clean diesel" vehicles, after a California federal judge ruled Friday that they couldn't prove they were deprived of a future revenue stream from yet-to-be-manufactured vehicles.

  2. October 28, 2019

    Bosch On The Hook For VW Dealers' Lost Profits, Court Told

    Franchised Volkswagen dealerships have told a California federal judge they're entitled to damages from Bosch, the auto parts maker they've accused of masterminding the emissions-cheating devices in Volkswagen's "clean diesel" vehicles, which were unsellable and yanked from the U.S. market after the 2015 scandal.

  3. October 21, 2019

    Volkswagen Dealers Defend Cert. Bid In RICO Lost Profits Suit

    Franchised Volkswagen dealerships have defended their bid to certify a California class action accusing auto parts maker Bosch of spearheading the development of the emissions-cheating devices in Volkswagen's "clean diesel" vehicles, saying they were uniformly deprived of future sales and profits after the 2015 scandal broke.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. June 17, 2019

    VW Franchisees Seek Class Cert. In Bosch RICO Action

    A group of Volkswagen franchised dealers asked a California federal judge Friday to certify their proposed class action accusing auto parts maker Bosch of developing the emissions-cheating devices in Volkswagen's "clean diesel" vehicles, which were left unsellable after the 2015 scandal broke.

  7. April 19, 2019

    Bosch Rips VW Franchisees' 'Delay' Tactics In RICO Spat

    Robert Bosch GmbH on Friday ripped a group of Volkswagen franchised dealers for using delay tactics in their California racketeering suit, which accuses the auto parts maker of teaming up with Volkswagen to develop the emissions-cheating devices in Volkswagen's "clean diesel" vehicles.

  8. April 25, 2018

    VW Franchisees Can't Get Bosch Docs In Emissions MDL

    A group of Volkswagen franchised dealers cannot get their hands on documents from Robert Bosch LLC and Robert Bosch GmbH related to ongoing government investigations into the alleged defeat device that Bosch manufactured for Volkswagen diesel vehicles to cheat emissions tests, a California federal judge said Tuesday.

  9. April 12, 2017

    VW Dealer Class Attys Who Asked For $29M In Fees Get $3M

    Lawyers who led Volkswagen AG auto franchise dealerships to a $1.6 billion settlement over the diesel emissions scandal will get $3 million in fees, a California federal judge said Wednesday, a figure far short of the $29 million the firms were seeking under a percentage calculation.