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

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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. February 25, 2019

    VW Asks Redo In Bid To Ax Bondholder Emissions Fraud Suit

    Volkswagen told a California federal judge that new evidence warrants the dismissal of a pension fund's proposed class action alleging it was duped into buying overpriced bonds based on purportedly misleading offering documents concealing the German automaker's 2015 diesel emissions scandal.

  2. February 22, 2019

    VW Emissions Opt-Out Drivers Must Try Suits In Federal Court

    Several plaintiffs from Texas and Minnesota who opted out of Volkswagen's $10 billion settlement in multidistrict litigation over its diesel emissions-cheating scandal were denied their bids to send their cases back to their home states by a California federal judge Friday.

  3. February 19, 2019

    Opt-Out Drivers Can't Remand VW Emissions Suits

    A California federal judge on Tuesday rejected motions for remand from consumers who opted out of Volkswagen's $10 billion settlement in multidistrict litigation over its emissions-cheating scandal, saying the damages at stake sufficiently clear the threshold for federal court jurisdiction.

  4. February 06, 2019

    Nonclass Attys Want Full 9th Circ. Redo Of VW Fees Award

    Lawyers claiming their work helped secure the $10 billion settlement in consumer multidistrict litigation over Volkswagen AG's diesel-emissions scandal have asked for a full Ninth Circuit bench rehearing, saying they've been wrongfully shut out from receiving attorneys' fees and costs.

  5. January 24, 2019

    VW Challenges Claims Review Bids In $10B Emissions Deal

    A group of auto dealerships is violating the terms of a $10 billion settlement reached with consumers of 2.0-liter TDI diesel vehicles in the wake of Volkswagen’s 2015 emissions scandal by asking the court to review the eligibility of their rejected claims, the automaker argued in California federal court.

  6. January 16, 2019

    VW Says Pre-Scandal Car Sellers Have Yet To Show Injury

    Volkswagen AG told a California federal judge that drivers who sold their diesel vehicles before news of the automaker’s massive emissions-cheating scandal broke did not suffer any financial loss and still have not put forth a viable claim for damages linked to the scandal.

  7. December 14, 2018

    Auto Groups Side With VW In 9th Circ. Emissions Dispute

    Two car manufacturing groups and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have backed up Volkswagen AG, its affiliates Audi of America LLC and Porsche Cars North America Inc., and auto parts maker Robert Bosch LLC in the Ninth Circuit, urging the court to affirm the dismissal of claims by Florida and Utah counties in sprawling multidistrict litigation over emissions.

  8. December 11, 2018

    VW Slams Bondholder's Bid To Redo Emissions Fraud Suit

    Volkswagen has told a California federal judge that a bondholder cannot tack on insider trading claims to a proposed class action alleging it was duped into buying overpriced bonds based on misleading offering documents concealing the German automaker's 2015 diesel emissions scandal.

  9. November 29, 2018

    VW's $48M Investor Deal Over Emissions Gets Green Light

    Volkswagen AG's $48 million deal with investors in multidistrict litigation over its diesel emissions-cheating scandal has gotten a California federal judge's preliminary approval, ending claims that the company knowingly issued false financial reports about its compliance with environmental laws.

  10. November 14, 2018

    VW, Bosch Say Dealerships' RICO Losses Are Intangible

    Volkswagen AG and Robert Bosch GmbH said Tuesday in California federal court that businesses that invested in building new Volkswagen dealerships or expanding existing dealerships in the midst of the German automaker's 2015 emissions-cheating scandal have overblown their claims of a conspiracy and financial losses from Volkswagen's reputational hit.

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