February 29, 2024
A federal judge in New Jersey has signed off on a $6 million deal between BMW and drivers of two models who claimed the vehicle-maker unfairly beat emissions testing with specific kinds of software.
December 08, 2022
A New Jersey judge on Thursday signed off on requests from six BMW customers to drop their complaints alleging the car company used "defeat devices" to unfairly beat emissions tests, permanently barring them from bringing individual or class claims but keeping the door open for absentee class member claims.
October 24, 2022
Two named plaintiffs can leave a BMW class action over devices it allegedly used to unfairly beat emissions tests, a New Jersey federal judge has ruled — but not before allowing BMW to inspect their cars.
May 12, 2021
A New Jersey federal judge has kept alive claims against BMW's German parent company in a proposed class action alleging BMW collaborated with car parts maker Bosch to rig certain vehicles with emissions-cheating software but allowed Bosch's German parent company to escape the litigation.
March 25, 2021
A New Jersey federal judge has refused to allow a proposed class of BMW drivers to immediately challenge the dismissal of racketeering allegations that the cars contained emissions-cheating software, reasoning Wednesday that it would be a "fruitless" appeal given the case law undergirding his decision.
February 03, 2021
A New Jersey federal judge said Tuesday that a proposed class of consumers can't pursue their Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claim against BMW and auto parts maker Bosch in a suit alleging certain BMW vehicles were rigged with emissions-cheating software.
June 25, 2020
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday threw out part of a lawsuit alleging BMW and Robert Bosch LLC violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act by installing emissions-cheating software in vehicles, while keeping alive car buyers' state law claims.
June 27, 2019
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday tossed a putative class action accusing BMW and Robert Bosch LLC of installing emissions-cheating software in vehicles, saying the car buyers hadn't adequately shown that they had bought vehicles containing such devices.
April 22, 2019
Auto parts manufacturer Robert Bosch LLC told a New Jersey federal court Friday that other emissions-cheating lawsuits against Fiat Chrysler and Ford don't help drivers pursuing consolidated class claims that Bosch teamed up with BMW on emissions-cheating software in vehicles.
October 10, 2018
A consolidated class action against BMW of North America LLC and Robert Bosch LLC accusing them of designing emissions systems that eluded test standards ultimately fails because it never establishes a conspiracy between the two companies, Bosch argued in a brief filed Tuesday in New Jersey federal court.