9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
May 3, 2019
Smattering of plaintiffs continue claims against Volkswagen after major settlement
Two years after a federal judge approved a billion dollar settlement ending much of the consumer litigation following revelations that German automaker Volkswagen AG had cheated emissions tests, several hundred plaintiffs across the country are still pursuing claims against the company, a move it hopes to fend off in several bellwether trials.
Two years after a federal judge approved a billion-dollar settlement ending much of the consumer litigation following revelations that German automaker Volkswagen AG had cheated emissions tests, several hundred plaintiffs across the country are still pursuing claims against the company, a move it hopes to fend off in several bellwether trials.
In a filing with Senior U.S. District Judge
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