February 13, 2017
The lawyers who led a class of Volkswagen AG dealers to a $1.6 billion deal that resolved claims that the car company installed software in nearly 600,000 vehicles designed to cheat diesel emissions tests asked a California federal court Friday to award them $28.56 million in fees and costs.
February 06, 2017
Robert Bosch GmbH Inc. wants out of a class action brought by Volkswagen dealers alleging the auto parts maker helped the manufacturer skirt clean air regulations in a scheme that violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, telling a California federal judge Friday the dealers overreached with their accusations.
February 01, 2017
A California federal court on Tuesday ordered Volkswagen to pay the Federal Trade Commission up to $4.04 billion as part of a deal reached in the carmaker's diesel emissions multidistrict litigation, requiring the auto manufacturer to repair or fully buy back certain models of its 3.0-liter diesel vehicles.
January 31, 2017
A number of states made their final pleas to remand their lawsuits in the multidistrict litigation over Volkswagen AG's diesel emissions scandal, asking a California federal court Tuesday to send their suits back to state court based on lack of jurisdiction over their respective consumer protection and environmental claims.
January 26, 2017
Minnesota and Oklahoma urged the California federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over Volkswagen's diesel emissions scandal to move their cases back to their respective state courts on Thursday, joining a chorus of states disputing whether there's federal jurisdiction over their claims.
January 23, 2017
A California federal judge on Monday approved a settlement valued at more than $1.6 billion that resolves lawsuits filed by Volkswagen AG franchise dealerships in the wake of the carmaker's 2015 diesel emissions scandal.
January 04, 2017
Volkswagen AG, its former CEO and other individuals must face a lawsuit from investors filed in the wake of its diesel emissions scandal despite their arguments the case belongs in Germany, a California federal judge ruled Wednesday, while allowing the investors to partially amend their complaint.
January 02, 2017
The coming year will likely be a big one for consumer protection attorneys, with ongoing litigation accusing major players such as Wells Fargo and Volkswagen of shady business practices and decisions that could mean big changes for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission seemingly poised to land before the U.S. Supreme Court. Here, Law360 highlights the top consumer protection cases of 2017.
January 02, 2017
As some automakers continue to grapple with blockbuster lawsuits, recalls and the aftermath of major settlements, others continue to fight against conventional dealership structures into 2017, which looks to be another big year for litigants in the automotive world.
December 20, 2016
A California federal judge on Tuesday announced Volkswagen has reached a tentative deal worth at least $1 billion over 80,000 3.0 liter cars that were implicated in the company's emissions scandal.