Legal Opinion
In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Mktg., Sales Practices, & Prods. Liab. Litig.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 16, 2018No. MDL No. 2672 CRB (JSC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES R. BREYER, United States District Judge
In approximately 585,000 new vehicles that it sold in the United States, Volkswagen *1032installed software that caused the vehicles' emission controls to perform one way during emissions testing, and another (less effective) way during normal driving conditions. The software constituted a "defeat device," and Volkswagen violated the Clean Air Act and EPA regulations by installing it. See 42 U.S.C. § 7522(a)(3) ; 40 C.F.R. §§ 86.1803-01, 86.1809-01, 86.1809-10,- 12.
Certain states and counties have asserted that Volkswagen's defeat device also violated…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. LockeSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations v. Gould Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- In re Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep Ecodiesel Mktg.District Court, N.D. California · 2018
- Alika Atay v. County of MauiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
- Duramax Diesel Litig. Andrei Fenner v. Gen. Motors, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2018
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Mktg., Sales Practices, & Prods. Liab. Litig.District Court, N.D. California · 2018
- State ex rel. Yost v. Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftOhio Court of Appeals · 2019
- State of Tennessee, Ex Rel. Herbert H. Slatery, III v. Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2019