In re: Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation

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Case overview

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. April 07, 2017

    Judge Says Investors Must Wait For VW Judgment Bid

    A California federal judge on Thursday said Volkswagen doesn't have to respond to investors' bid for judgment on claims the automaker intentionally made false statements about its emissions standards, saying the motion can wait until after he decides Volkswagen AG's own request to dismiss the case altogether.

  2. March 30, 2017

    Volkswagen Strikes $157M Deal Over States' Emissions Claims

    Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and Porsche AG on Thursday announced that they have agreed to pay a total of roughly $157.45 million in penalties to 10 states to resolve environmental claims stemming from the companies' emissions cheating scandal, as well as some consumer claims that weren't covered in a prior settlement.

  3. March 28, 2017

    Investors Jumping The Gun With Judgment Bid, VW Says

    Volkswagen AG has asked a California federal judge to defer ruling on whether the automaker intentionally made false statements about its emissions standards to investors, saying the shareholders' motion for judgment should wait until after Volkswagen's bid to dismiss the case is decided.

  4. March 27, 2017

    $28.6M Fees In VW Fraud Deal Hardly 'Excessive,' Firms Say

    Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP and Bass Sox Mercer on Thursday blasted Volkswagen's recent claim that a $28.56 million fee request was "excessive" for a $1.6 billion settlement benefiting auto dealers affected by the automaker's emissions cheating scandal, saying that Volkswagen's argument was "high on rhetoric and low on substance."

  5. March 27, 2017

    VW Drivers, Feds Seek Approval For $1.2B Emissions Deal

    A settlement worth at least $1.2 billion that would both compensate owners of 3.0-liter Volkswagen cars and remediate environmental harms stemming from the auto maker's emissions-cheating scandal warrants final approval, the U.S. government and attorneys for the drivers told a California federal judge on Friday.

  6. March 22, 2017

    VW, Ex-Exec Seek To Scrap Investor Claims In Emissions MDL

    Volkswagen AG and the former head of its U.S. unit urged a California federal judge to dismiss partially amended claims brought by a proposed class of investors as part of the sprawling multidistrict litigation over the automaker's diesel emissions scandal, according to separate motions filed Tuesday and Wednesday.

  7. March 21, 2017

    $29M Fee Bid In Emissions Fraud Suit 'Excessive,' VW Says

    Volkswagen slammed a $28.56 million fee request by the lawyers for Volkswagen dealers who are set to receive a $1.6 billion deal for settling claims that the automaker cheated diesel emissions tests, telling a California federal court that the ask is “plainly excessive.”

  8. March 16, 2017

    Investors Say VW's Admissions Of Guilt Are Proof Of Intent

    A proposed class of Volkswagen AG investors on Wednesday told a California federal court to resolve some of their claims accusing the automaker of scheming to cheat emissions standards, arguing that the company acknowledged the truth of certain claims when it agreed to plead guilty to civil and criminal charges.

  9. March 14, 2017

    VW Bondholders Say Emissions Suit Has Legs

    A putative class of disgruntled Volkswagen AG bondholders told a California federal judge that he shouldn't dismiss their suit alleging the company misled them into buying bonds based on false statements about the company's emissions cheating.

  10. March 01, 2017

    Dealers Say Bosch Can't Escape VW Emissions MDL

    A class of auto dealers who claim Robert Bosch GmbH helped Volkswagen violate emissions regulations hit back at the parts manufacturer's attempt to be let out of the suit, telling a California federal judge Wednesday they have plausibly alleged their Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges.