Civil Litigation
Feb. 7, 2020
Judge OKs evidence of VW settlements in forthcoming trial
Evidence relating to fines, settlements and other actions the German automaker was ordered to take after admitting it cheated to meet emissions requirements will be allowed, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer tentatively ruled Thursday.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Volkswagen scored a pretrial victory Thursday after a federal judge shot down requests to exclude evidence that would boost recovery for consumers who opted out of settlements in litigation arising from the company's emissions scandal and are heading to trial later this month.
Evidence relating to fines, settlements and other actions the German automaker was ordered to take after admitting it cheated to meet emissi...
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