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Volkswagen Sued for $3.7 Billion in Germany Over Diesel Scandal
March 15th, 2016
Law firm filed case on behalf of 278 institutional investors Lawsuit argues VW disclosures to investors came too slowly Volkswagen AG is being sued for 3.3 billion euros ($3.7 billion) over the cover-up of its polluting diesel engines, its ...
VW investors seek $11bn in damages over emissions-cheating scandal
September 12th, 2018
Around 1,670 claims have been lodged against Volkswagen (VW) by its shareholders. They claim the automaker should have informed them about the diesel emissions problem before regulators did in 2015. Angry investors are seeking €9.2 billion ($10.7 billion) in ...
Law firm urges Volkswagen consumers to join largest-ever class action over emissions scandal
March 26th, 2018
The law firm acting for around 10,000 Volkswagen (VW) customers whose cars were fitted with defeat diesel devices has urged more claimants to join what could be the largest-ever class action. Your Lawyers is currently acting for around 10,000 ...
More than 64,000 drivers are now intending to sue Volkswagen on dieselgate
March 22nd, 2017
Lawyers are aiming to win back thousands of pounds in compensation for buyers VW fitted cheating software in 11million cars sold worldwide, which meant they produced fewer toxic gases in tests, but were actually much more polluting VW ...
VW strikes another US emissions scandal deal
December 21st, 2016
Volkswagen has struck a deal with the US authorities over some 80,000 VW, Audi and Porsche cars with 3-litre diesel engines. The agreement is another step towards allowing the German car maker to put the emissions cheating scandal behind ...
VW Says Its Diesel Cheat Software Is Legal in Europe
November 5th, 2016
It’s the very technology which led it to incur up to $16.5 billion in U.S. settlement costs. Volkswagen said the software allowing its diesel vehicles to evade emissions rules does not violate European law, as the carmaker aims to ...
Lawyers ask for $300 million in fees in VW scandal settlement
October 6th, 2016
Plaintiff lawyers who helped negotiate a potential $10 billion settlement with Volkswagen over the diesel emissions scandal fired back at critics who question their request for more than $300 million in fees for negotiating terms that are largely overlapped ...
New Study: Volkswagen are the least polluting diesel vehicles; Which car brands pollute more than the legal limits
September 19th, 2016
Dieselgate 1st anniversary: all diesel car brands in Europe are even more polluting than Volkswagen – study As Dieselgate turns one year old, a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals that Volkswagen is currently selling the least ...
VW Will Spend $14.7 Billion to Settle emissions scandal;the largest settlement ever paid by an automaker
July 7th, 2016
Volkswagen will spend $10 billion on affected car buybacks, $4.7 billion to “mitigate pollution” in the TDI emissions settlement. The estimated cost of Volkswagen’s U.S. diesel emissions cheating just rose by half—to nearly $15 billion, the largest settlement ever paid by ...
Volkswagen Reportedly To Announce $15 Billion Settlement After Emissions Scandal
June 28th, 2016
Sources told Reuters and the Associated Press that the automaker would buy back or offer cash to owners of the emissions-cheating diesel models. Volkswagen will announce a settlement Tuesday with almost 500,000 owners of its diesel models built with ...