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Litigation

Aug. 4, 2016

Volkswagen wants securities class action dismissed

The company filed the motion in San Francisco federal court on Monday, aiming to relocate the class action filed by American investors to friendlier ground in Germany. significant implications for civil defendants and companies that employ such workers.

By Logan Noblin
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Volkswagen is seeking dismissal of a securities class action brought in the wake of its admission to equipping half a million cars to cheat U.S. environmental tests.

The company filed the motion in San Francisco federal court on Monday, aiming to relocate the class action filed by American investors to friendlier ground in Germany.

The filing comes just days after U.S. District Judge Ch...

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