January 14, 2022
A Virginia federal judge has refused to certify a proposed class of car buyers accusing Volkswagen of offloading to consumers test vehicles that were used for auto shows or loaned out to employees and members of the press, saying that the plaintiffs' "disparate amalgamation of claims" make class certification unfeasible.
June 28, 2021
Volkswagen and a proposed class of car buyers have dragged their feet on discovery for records of vehicles that were allegedly used as loaners but didn't meet safety standards, in what a Virginia federal judge called a "grave disappointment" Monday.
February 26, 2021
A magistrate judge from Virginia's "rocket docket" is not pleased with how long a proposed class action accusing Volkswagen of selling unsafe test vehicles has been on his books, and he said Friday in no uncertain terms that he expects the parties to get a move on.
July 31, 2020
A Virginia magistrate judge on Friday granted Volkswagen a protective order that bars consumers in a proposed class action against the company from accessing databases used in unrelated multidistrict litigation.
November 08, 2019
Volkswagen asked a Virginia federal judge Friday to reconsider his ruling preserving a proposed class action alleging it offloaded to unsuspecting consumers scores of test vehicles that it used for auto shows or loaned out to employees, insisting the suit's contract and fraud claims should've been axed.
March 22, 2019
Volkswagen offloaded to unsuspecting consumers scores of test vehicles that it used for auto shows or loaned out to employees and members of the press that didn't meet federal safety standards, according to a proposed class action filed in Virginia federal court Thursday.