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. October 27, 2016

    Lieff Cabraser Blasts Small Firm's Fee Ask In Volkswagen MDL

    The lead counsel for vehicle owners in multidistrict litigation against Volkswagen over its emissions-cheating scandal on Wednesday offered harsh words for a small Texas firm seeking to collect attorneys' fees, saying its work in the case was duplicative, unnecessary and undeserving of any award.

  2. October 18, 2016

    Judge 'Strongly Inclined' To OK $10B VW Diesel Deal

    A California federal judge said he's "strongly inclined" to grant final approval to a $10 billion deal with owners of Volkswagen diesel vehicles in multidistrict litigation over the company's emissions cheating scandal, in spite of objections during a hearing Tuesday, adding he'll issue his decision by Oct. 25.

  3. October 12, 2016

    ChargePoint Fears VW Deal May Hurt Zero-Emissions Market

    The world's largest electric-vehicle-charging network asked a federal court Tuesday to modify part of Volkswagen AG's settlement with the federal government over emissions-cheating claims, saying that requiring the company to spend $2 billion on zero-emission-vehicle infrastructure could threaten the market.

  4. October 12, 2016

    Abraham Fruchter Beats Labaton To Lead VW Diesel Action

    A Puerto Rico government retirement fund and its Abraham Fruchter & Twersky LLP counsel will lead securities fraud class claims accusing Volkswagen AG of misleading U.S. debt investors in the run-up to its Dieselgate emissions-cheating scandal, a California federal judge decided Tuesday.

  5. October 11, 2016

    Gov't Presses Porsche Tampering Claim In Emissions Suit

    The government told a California federal judge Friday that Porsche can't shake a tampering claim in litigation over Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal, contending that a concurrently filed amended complaint moots the request and the allegation is sufficiently pled regardless.

  6. October 05, 2016

    Pa., NY Want Volkswagen Diesel Suits Back In State Court

    New York and Pennsylvania on Wednesday asked to send their lawsuits in the multidistrict litigation over Volkswagen AG's diesel emissions scandal back to their own state courts, saying the multidistrict litigation created to handle the suits lacks jurisdiction over their cases.

  7. September 30, 2016

    VW Inks $1.2B Deal With Dealers In Diesel Emissions Case

    Volkswagen AG has agreed to pay up to $1.2 billion in cash to resolve claims brought by more than 650 franchise dealerships claiming the automaker's diesel emissions scandal hurt the value of their businesses, according to documents filed Friday in California federal court.

  8. September 26, 2016

    Volkswagen Fights Foreign Bids For Discovery From MDL

    Volkswagen AG and other defendants have urged the California federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the automaker's emissions scandal to reject bids by European consumers and investors to obtain all 20 million-plus pages of documents discovered in the case, calling the requests "quintessential fishing expeditions."

  9. September 19, 2016

    VW Didn't Send Emissions Settlement Info, Dealer Says

    An independent Missouri car dealership seeking to participate in Volkswagen AG's $14.7 billion settlement over its diesel vehicle emissions scandal told a California federal judge on Friday that Volkswagen never notified some dealerships of the settlement, causing them to miss the deadline for opting into the deal.

  10. September 07, 2016

    Retirement Systems Battle For Lead In Volkswagen Suit

    The Boston Retirement System and the Puerto Rico Government Employees and Judiciary Retirement Systems Administration each asked a California court Wednesday to make it the lead plaintiff in an investor class action against Volkswagen, with Puerto Rico arguing its losses were the largest and Boston arguing Puerto Rico's debt crisis made it an unsuitable lead.