Civil Litigation
Feb. 21, 2020
VW unhappy with plaintiffs’ effort to disqualify judge in emissions trial
Attorneys representing consumers who opted out of the class action settlement are employing a “frivolous tactic to try to delay the trial” and “pressure the Court into reconsidering” prior rulings that have not gone their way, according to Volkswagen’s attorney William Monahan.
Volkswagen attorneys denounced on Thursday a last minute bid by plaintiffs' attorneys to disqualify the federal judge handling the remainder of the clean diesel litigation as a waste of the court's time.
Attorneys representing consumers who opted out of the class action settlement are employing a "frivolous tactic to try to delay the trial" and "pressure the Court into reconsidering" prior rulings that have not gone their way, ac...
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