June 23, 2023
A California federal judge Thursday threw out two counties' claims seeking additional penalties related to Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal, rejecting the counties' argument that vehicle software updates separately violated their local anti-tampering laws.
April 21, 2023
A California federal judge hearing arguments Friday on Volkswagen's bid to toss two counties' claims seeking additional penalties related to the automaker's emissions-cheating scandal appeared skeptical that vehicle software updates separately violated their local anti-tampering laws, questioning the logic of one lawyer's position and telling the other, "You lose me."
August 16, 2022
A California federal judge rejected a Utah county's request to have the Utah Supreme Court clarify whether Volkswagen should still face claims that it violated local anti-tampering law by updating vehicles rigged with emissions-cheating defeat devices.