Carmakers Face UK ‘Dieselgate’ Lawsuits Worth at Least $7.6B, Lawyers Say June 12, 2024 By Sam Tobin Some of the world’s biggest carmakers are facing 1.5 million lawsuits in Britain for allegedly cheating emissions tests that could...
Volkswagen Reaches $54 Million ‘Dieselgate’ Settlement With Italian Owners May 17, 2024 Volkswagen and a group representing car owners in Italy have reached an agreement worth more than 50 million euros ($54...
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 to Appeal Italy Court Decision Ordering $236M Payment in Dieselgate Class Action July 8, 2021 Volkswagen said on Thursday it would appeal against a decision by an Italian court ordering the German group to refund...
Federal Judge Permits Some VW Investor Claims Over Diesel Scandal June 30, 2017 By David Shepardson A federal judge in California on Wednesday allowed some claims to proceed by investors who sued Volkswagen AG over its...
UK Legal Action Launched Against Volkswagen over Emissions Scandal January 9, 2017 By Costas Pitas A British law firm has launched legal action against Volkswagen, seeking thousands of pounds of compensation each for UK drivers...
Judge Rules VW Must Face U.S. Investor Lawsuit Over Diesel Scandal January 6, 2017 By David Shepardson Volkswagen AG and former Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn must defend an investor lawsuit in California over the company’s diesel...
VW Claims Costs in U.S. for Emissions Scam Top $17 Billion with More to Come December 21, 2016 By David Shepardson Volkswagen AG has agreed to a $1 billion settlement to fix or buy back another 80,000 polluting diesel vehicles sold...
Boston Municipal Fund Files Bondholder Class Action Against VW for Diesel Scandal June 21, 2016 Boston Retirement System, the public pension fund for Boston municipal employees, filed the first bondholders proposed class action against Volkswagen...