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Volkswagen Reaches $4.3 Billion Settlement, Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on January 19, 2017December 7, 2022 in Consumer Alerts

On Jan. 11, Volkswagen agreed to plead guilty to three criminal felony counts and pay $4.3 billion in criminal and civil penalties to settle its diesel emissions scandal in which 590,000 U.S. vehicles were equipped with defeat devices to cheat emissions testing.The $4.3 billion includes $1.5 billion to settle civil claims and $2.8 billion in […] Read More

VW Engineer Charged in Emissions Scandal

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on September 16, 2016December 7, 2022 in Consumer Alerts

A veteran Volkswagen engineer entered a guilty plea last week to a criminal charge for his participation in the automaker’s emissions scandal, bringing to light new information regarding Volkswagen’s deceitful practices over the past decade.Court documents reveal that from the inception of the automaker’s clean diesel program in 2009, the company’s engineers intentionally created and […] Read More

VW Emissions Claims to be Handled by Kenneth Feinberg

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on December 21, 2015December 7, 2022 in Defective Products

Kenneth Feinberg has been hired by Volkswagen (VW) to administer a victims compensation fund to address claims against the company for its emissions scandal.Feinberg is a well-known attorney and expert in victims compensation funds. In the past, he has administered funds for 9/11 victims and the BP oil spill. Most recently, he oversaw the General […] Read More

Volkswagen Recall Expands in Emissions Scandal

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on December 1, 2015December 7, 2022 in Consumer Alerts

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that an additional 75,000 Volkswagen (VW), Porsche and Audi vehicles are equipped with defeat devices that allow the vehicles to cheat stringent emissions standards.The additional vehicles brings the total number of vehicles involved in the VW emissions scandal to about 567,000 vehicles in the United States a small […] Read More

Volkswagen Emissions Scandal Affects 500,000 American Cars

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on September 23, 2015December 7, 2022 in Consumer Alerts

Earlier this week, Volkswagen admitted that its diesel vehicles were equipped with software that could be used to cheat on emissions tests. The worlds top-selling car marker admits that worldwide, 11 million of its diesel vehicles contained this software.The defeat device, or software switches in the diesel vehicles, switched to cleaner mode during official emissions […] Read More

Explosion in Brand New VW Prompts U.S. to Expand Takata Air Bag Probe

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on August 28, 2015December 7, 2022 in Defective Products

A collision in June between a deer and a Volkswagen (VW) SUV where a side air bag inflated too forcefully has prompted a federal investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Justice Department.Air bags made by Takata Corp. of Japan are in question as safety concerns are mounting.Near St. Louis, the […] Read More

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