(November 29, 2016, 11:42 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Nov. 22 ordered Volkswagen Group of America Inc., Volkswagen AG, Audi of America LLC and Audi AG (collectively, Volkswagen) to pay class members in the clean diesel multidistrict litigation their settlement compensation directly, despite notification of liens placed by attorneys on their clients’ recovery and invoked his authority under the All Writs Act to enjoin any state court proceedings regarding the attorneys’ lien (In re: Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, No. 15-2672, N.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162339)....