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Civil Litigation,
Government

May 13, 2019

Judge grills SEC lawyer about why Volkswagen lawsuit was filed so late

The federal judge who oversaw the multibillion dollar settlement of claims against Volkswagen AG for emissions cheating appeared to side with the automaker Friday over a new lawsuit concerning the same issues filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The federal judge who oversaw the multi-billion-dollar settlement of claims against Volkswagen AG for emissions cheating appeared to side with the automaker Friday over a new lawsuit concerning the same issues filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer of the Northern District said he was "totally mystified" ab...

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