Litigation
Jul. 28, 2016
VW settlement gets preliminary approval from SF judge
A San Francisco federal judge granted preliminary approval Tuesday of a nearly $15 billion settlement in a lawsuit accusing Volkswagen AG of scheming to dodge government-mandated emissions testing by rigging hundreds of thousands of its new cars.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Francisco federal judge granted preliminary approval Tuesday of a nearly $15 billion settlement in a lawsuit accusing Volkswagen AG of scheming to dodge government-mandated emissions testing by rigging hundreds of thousands of its new cars.
"We're all thrilled, of course," said lead plaintiffs' attorney Elizabeth J. Cabraser in a telephone call. "This has been the product of five months...
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