In re: Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation
Case Number:
3:15-md-02672
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
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Firms
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Companies
- Larry H. Miller Group of Companies
- The Center for Auto Safety
- Amyris Inc.
- Audi AG
- Solazyme Inc.
- FCA US LLC
- CarMax Inc.
- Santander Consumer USA Inc.
- Wilmington Trust Corp.
- ChargePoint Inc.
- Daimler AG
- Fifth Third Bancorp
- LJ International, Inc.
- Bank of America Corp.
- Porsche
- Craig Tribal Association
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
- Altroconsumo
- Mercedes-Benz USA LLC
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Norm Reeves Auto Group
- Enterprise Holdings Inc.
- Competitive Enterprise Institute
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- Volkswagen AG
- Wells Fargo & Co.
Government Agencies
- State of Nevada
- Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
- Chickaloon Native Village
- Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
- La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citizen Potawatomi Nation
- Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
- Yurok Tribe
- Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
- Mohegan Tribe
- Pueblo of Laguna of New Mexico
- Montana Department of Environmental Quality
- Chickasaw Nation
- State of Tennessee
- Nez Perce Tribe
- Maryland Department of the Environment
- Red Cliff Band
- Colorado River Indian Tribes
- Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
- Native Village of Buckland
- Native Village of Deering
- Native Village of Unalakleet
- Native Village of Wales
- Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
- MHA Nation
- Forest County Potawatomi
- Pueblo of Isleta
- Pueblo of Sandia
- San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
- Quinault Indian Nation
- Noorvik Native Community
- Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
- Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
- Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Southern Ute Indian Tribe
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
- Federal Trade Commission
- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
- Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
- Gila River Indian Community
- Upper Sioux Community
- White Mountain Apache Tribe
- Elk Valley Rancheria
- State of Indiana
- Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
- Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
- Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Sectors & Industries:
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August 08, 2019
VW, Audi, Bosch Slam Sales Reps' Lost Commissions Suit
Volkswagen, Audi and auto parts manufacturer Robert Bosch said salespeople have overblown claims that they lost out on commissions from unsold cars after Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal erupted in 2015, saying independent franchised dealerships that employed the salespeople have already benefited from a global settlement.
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July 09, 2019
VW, Audi, Bosch Must Face RICO Action, Salespersons Say
Salespersons who claim they suffered major financial losses when Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal blew up in 2015 have urged a California federal judge to keep alive their consolidated racketeering and fraud class action, insisting Volkswagen's global settlement with consumers and regulators doesn't extinguish their claims.
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July 02, 2019
VW Wants Bondholder Emissions Fraud Suit Nixed For Good
Volkswagen told a California federal judge Tuesday a bondholder's proposed class claims that it was duped into buying overpriced bonds through purportedly misleading offering documents that concealed the automaker's 2015 diesel emissions scandal don't hold up if it never actually read the documents.
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June 17, 2019
VW Franchisees Seek Class Cert. In Bosch RICO Action
A group of Volkswagen franchised dealers asked a California federal judge Friday to certify their proposed class action accusing auto parts maker Bosch of developing the emissions-cheating devices in Volkswagen's "clean diesel" vehicles, which were left unsellable after the 2015 scandal broke.
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May 24, 2019
Porsche Wants Out Of VW Emissions RICO Suit
Porsche AG said it's being unfairly lumped in with other manufacturers in the Volkswagen family that were sued by car dealers over the diesel emissions scandal, insisting it's just a victim of "guilt by association," the company argued in a motion to dismiss the suit.
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May 10, 2019
VW Slams Emissions Opt-Out Claims As 'Wildly Excessive'
Attorneys for Volkswagen on Friday criticized consumers who've opted out of a $10 billion settlement in multidistrict litigation over its diesel emissions-cheating scandal, telling a California federal judge that while their client behaved badly, car buyers pursuing individual claims were seeking "wildly excessive damages."
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April 23, 2019
Atty Can't Sue VW For $1.5M In Unpaid Fees, MDL Judge Says
A California federal judge on Tuesday barred an attorney from pursuing a $1.5 million lien against Volkswagen AG in Virginia state court to recover unpaid attorney fees, saying his claims are encompassed in the automaker's $10 billion deal that resolved multidistrict litigation over its emissions cheating.
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April 08, 2019
Bernstein Litowitz Seeks $12M In Atty Fees For VW Deal
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP has requested $12 million in attorney fees in California federal court for securing a $48 million settlement for a class of Volkswagen AG investors, ending claims in multidistrict litigation that VW misled them in its financial reporting about its environmental compliance.
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March 27, 2019
VW Owners Who Sold Cars Pre-Scandal Insist They're Victims
Drivers who offloaded affected vehicles before Volkswagen's diesel emissions scandal broke in September 2015 told a California federal judge Tuesday that they paid a premium for cars that ended up being heavy polluters, making them the "front-line victims" of the scheme and entitled to damages.
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February 28, 2019
VW Bondholder's Emissions Fraud Suit Still Alive, Unchanged
A California federal judge rejected on Wednesday two dueling bids for reconsideration in a pension fund's putative class action accusing Volkswagen of duping it into buying overpriced bonds by issuing misleading offering documents concealing the German automaker's 2015 diesel emissions scandal.