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VW Can’t Be Penalized Twice For Dieselgate, EU Adviser Says
By Lucia Osborne-Crowley (March 30, 2023, 5:25 PM BST) — An adviser to the European Court of Justice said Thursday that Volkswagen should not be prosecuted in Italy over its “defeat device” scandal because the auto giant has already been hit
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ECJ Says Carmakers Must Pay Out For Illegal ‘Defeat Devices’
By Lucia Osborne-Crowley (March 21, 2023, 5:40 PM GMT) — Auto manufacturers will be on the hook to pay back individual car owners who bought vehicles with defeat devices installed as part of the Dieselgate scandal as long as the
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Mercedes Faces Over 330,000 Claims In UK ‘Dieselgate’ Suits
By Ronan Barnard (February 9, 2023, 10:32 PM GMT) — Mercedes-Benz AG fought Thursday in a London court to restrict an order consolidating potential claims for over 330,000 vehicles in the latest “dieselgate” lawsuit over alleged devices installed in vehicles
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Enviro Groups Win OK To Challenge Dieselgate Decisions
By Silvia Martelli (November 8, 2022, 5:55 PM GMT) — The European Union’s highest court said on Tuesday that environmental groups are allowed to challenge decisions made by regulatory bodies in the bloc about whether carmakers’ vehicles comply with restrictions
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Daily Beast Says Story Linking Judge To QAnon Is Accurate
By Dorothy Atkins (June 17, 2022, 9:01 PM EDT) — The Daily Beast asked a Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday to toss state Judge Paula A. Patrick’s suit accusing the media company of portraying her in a false light by
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Consumers Miss Out On Dieselgate Over Formatting Row
By Christopher Crosby (March 9, 2022, 5:00 PM GMT) — A judge blocked dozens of consumers from joining the Dieselgate emissions class action on Wednesday after their lawyers unsuccessfully challenged the way Leigh Day had managed the process of registering
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Top EU Court Urged To Let Enviro Group Sue Over Dieselgate
By Silvia Martelli (March 3, 2022, 2:54 PM GMT) — Environmental groups must be allowed to challenge regulatory bodies in the European Union which establish that motor vehicles comply with laws governing pollution, an adviser to the bloc’s highest court
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Consumers Fast-Tracked To Join Leigh Day’s Dieselgate Case
By Christopher Crosby (February 10, 2022, 6:08 PM GMT) — A London court said on Thursday that more consumers could join a proposed class action against Mercedes and Daimler for allegedly cheating in emissions tests without getting written permission from
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Dieselgate Class Action Against Daimler Grows By 12,000
By Lucia Osborne-Crowley (November 17, 2021, 4:45 PM GMT) — Auto giants Daimler and Mercedes are facing claims from another 12,000 car owners in the English courts for allegedly misleading consumers about excessive carbon emissions from their diesel cars. About
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