April 07, 2017
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.
March 30, 2017
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.
March 28, 2017
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.
March 27, 2017
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."
March 27, 2017
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.
March 22, 2017
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.
March 21, 2017
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.”
March 16, 2017
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.
March 14, 2017
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.
March 01, 2017
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.