Judge to Grant Final Approval to $80M Settlement to Resolve Porsche Emissions Cheating Class Action Lawsuit

As reported by Law360, on October 21, 2022, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Northern District of California announced that he plans to issue an order granting final approval to an $80 million settlement resolving driver claims in an emissions cheating class action filed by Lieff Cabraser against Volkswagen and Porsche. The lawsuit alleges

2022-10-25T00:18:29+00:00October 24th, 2022|Consumer Fraud|

Judge Grants Preliminary Approval to $80M Volkswagen-Porsche Emissions Fraud Settlement

As reported by Law360, On June 29, 2022, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer for the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval to a proposed $80 million settlement aimed at resolving driver claims that Volkswagen and Porsche manipulated nearly 500,000 gasoline-powered Porsche vehicles to overstate their advertised fuel economy and make them seem more

2022-08-10T17:06:04+00:00June 30th, 2022|Consumer Fraud, Firm News|

Volkswagen Agrees to $80M Proposed Settlement to Resolve Porsche Emissions Cheating Class Action Lawsuits

As reported by Law360, Volkswagen and Porsche have agreed to pay $80 million to settle claims that they manipulated nearly 500,000 gasoline-powered Porsche vehicles to overstate their advertised fuel economy and obtain fraudulent emissions certifications in an attempt to make them seem more eco-friendly than they actually were.

2022-06-17T18:51:31+00:00June 17th, 2022|Consumer Fraud|

Fiat Chrysler & Bosch Try to Escape RICO Claims in Emissions Fraud Litigation

Fiat Chrysler and Bosch are trying to convince a federal judge in California to throw out RICO claims brought by drivers in multidistrict litigation centering on claims that the companies cheated on vehicle emissions testing. The companies argue that only regulators, and not the consumers bringing the current lawsuit, are entitled to relief under the

2018-08-03T14:10:13+00:00August 3rd, 2018|Consumer Fraud|

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