Civil Litigation
Feb. 25, 2020
Arguments begin in VW emission cheating trial
While the automaker settled with the overwhelming majority of owners of roughly 600,000 vehicles equipped with the devices, Volkswagen’s offers to California consumers were significantly underfunded when taking into account an admitted violation of a state-specific consumer protection law in the “most egregious act of intentional fraud in this country,” argued a plaintiffs’ attorney.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Claims against Volkswagen for installing emissions cheating devices were considered for the first time in trial on Monday in a new chapter of litigation by U.S. consumers who opted out of their share of more than $25 billion in settlements.
While the automaker settled with the overwhelming majority of owners of roughly 600,000 vehicles equipped with the devices, Volkswagen's offers to California consumers were signi...
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