U.S. court: Individual counties can sue VW over diesel emissions; financial implications 'staggering'
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The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting in Anchorage, Alaska, was a victory for Utah's Salt Lake County and Florida's Hillsborough County. The counties sued Volkswagen for causing excess diesel emissions harmful to the environment and could in theory seek billions of dollars in damages. Volkswagen settled U.S. criminal and civil actions prompted by the cheating scandal for more than $20 billion, but that did not shield it from liability froU.S. court: Individual counties can sue VW over diesel emissions; financial implications 'staggering' originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 2 Jun 2020 08:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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