Owners of Cars With Emissions ‘Defeat Devices’ Can Claim Damages: EU Court Adviser June 3, 2022 BRUSSELS – Owners of vehicles equipped with so-called defeat devices have a right to compensation from the vehicle manufacturer, an...
Volkswagen to Settle UK ‘Dieselgate’ Class Action for $242 Million May 26, 2022 By Katharine Gemmell Volkswagen settled its UK class action lawsuit for £193 million ($242 million) with more than 90,000 drivers impacted by the...
VW Investors’ $48M Diesel Settlement Receives Preliminary OK December 3, 2018 By David Shepardson A U.S. judge in California has granted preliminary approval to a $48 million settlement for investors who said Volkswagen AG...
Appeals Court Upholds Volkswagen’s $10 Billion Diesel Settlement with Owners July 11, 2018 By David Shepardson A federal appeals court on Monday upheld Volkswagen’s $10.03 billion settlement with the owners of nearly 500,000 polluting diesel vehicles...
U.S. Judge Approves $14.7 Billion Settlement for VW Diesel Car Owners October 26, 2016 By David Shepardson A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved one of the biggest corporate settlements on record, Volkswagen AG’s $14.7 billion deal arising...
Judge ‘Strongly’ Inclined to Approve Volkswagen $14.7 Billion Settlement October 19, 2016 By Kartikay Mehrotra and Margaret Cronin Fisk Volkswagen AG and car owners will likely secure a federal judge’s final sign-off on their $14.7 billion settlement as the...
How U.S. and EU Differ in Handling Volkswagen Diesel Scandal June 29, 2016 By Karin Matussek If you own a Volkswagen with a diesel engine in the U.S., the company will buy back your car and...
Update: Volkswagen’s U.S. Diesel Settlement Tab to Top $15 Billion June 27, 2016 By David Shepardson and Joel Schectman German automaker Volkswagen AG will pay more than $15.3 billion to settle charges that it cheated on U.S. diesel emissions...
VW Reported Close to $10 Billion Deal with U.S. for Diesel Fraud April 21, 2016 By Alan Katz, Christoph Rauwald and Kartikay Mehrotra Volkswagen AG has agreed to set aside at least $10 billion to resolve civil claims by the U.S. government and...