According to various news outlets, including the New York Times, Volkswagen is considering buying back thousands of vehicles in the U.S. because of the diesel-emissions scandal. Last September, the company admitted to having installed “defeat devices” on its diesel vehicles, to pass environmental em
The European Union doesn’t trust automakers anymore when it comes to testing for toxic emissions. This is no surprise, after Volkswagen admitted last September that it had installed so-called “defeat devices” on its diesel vehicles purposely to get around emissions testing. These devices sensed when
New Mexico has joined the increasing number of plaintiffs suing Volkswagen (VW) over their alleged deliberate deception where toxic air emissions are concerned. According to the New York Times, the state may be the first to actually file a lawsuit against the automaker for cheating…
Back in December 2015, Volkswagen (VW) submitted its plan for repairing the “defeat devices” on its diesel vehicles to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The plan addressed repairs only on the 2.0L diesel engines—plans for the 3.0L engines…
How are Takata air bag recalls going? For months there were delays. Consumers received notifications that their vehicles needed repairs, but when they called their dealerships, they were told that the parts hadn’t arrived yet. Now, things are picking up, at least according to the…
Since April 2012, federally filed Zoloft lawsuits have been proceeding in centralized litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the direction of U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe. Currently, there are just shy of 300 cases pending against Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer, with plaintiffs cla
Honda and Takata wanted to throw out a class-action lawsuit. Though they have already agreed to settlements in six of eight deaths linked to defective Takata air bags, they wanted to end this particular case that claims owners of vehicles with Takata air bags overpaid…
All federally filed Volkswagen emissions lawsuits have been consolidated into one court in the Northern District of California. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer has been appointed to oversee the pretrial proceedings. Three plaintiffs filed motions to establish a VW MDL, but disagreed on the…
Plaintiffs have filed another class action lawsuit against Volkswagen because of emissions cheating. A case was filed on November 16, 2015, in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida. The plaintiffs also name car dealerships Lokey Volkswagen and Bert Smith…
It’s only in the last little over a year that we’ve heard a lot about Takata air bag recalls. But according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), the company was aware of problems with its air bags as far back as 2004.…
In the story of the exploding Takata air bags, the plot continues to thicken. According to a recent article in the New York Times, back in 2010, while both Takata and Honda (the automaker most affected by Takata air bag defects) were insisting air bag…
In June 2014, all federal testosterone lawsuits were consolidated into one court in the Northern District of Illinois. Since then, the litigation has been growing, to the point that there are now about 2,500 cases pending. These cases involve claims concerning testosterone replacement products like…
