Texas Supreme Court: Car Makers Who Faked Emissions Can Be Sued In State Court

Mealey's (May 9, 2023, 1:11 PM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The majority of the Texas Supreme Court held that Texas trial courts have personal jurisdiction to hear civil actions to enforce environmental laws against Volkswagen and Audi, which intentionally evaded compliance with federal emissions standards by installing illegal software into their vehicles, because the manufacturers completely controlled a fake recall process used as a pretense to install the software in vehicles that were already in Texas....