With allegations swirling that Volkswagen tampered with its emissions equipment on VW and Audi vehicles, two Wisconsin law firms have entered the fray and filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the German automaker.
According to a news release, Habush Habush & Rottier SC and Hawks Quindel SC are seeking class-action status for the suit, which will roll together numerous lawsuits by state residents who bought a diesel Volkswagen after 2009.
The EPA claims Volkswagen employed a software trick to get nearly 500,000 U.S. cars labeled “Clean Diesel” to switch from a “clean” driving mode during tests to emitting higher levels of pollutants once testing was finished.
According to Habush Habush & Rottier, the VW cars in question produced up to 40 times the EPA-allowed amount of nitrogen oxide in their exhaust. Other states have filed similar lawsuits against Volkswagen.
