VW Franchise Dealers’ Claims Over Defeat Devices Survive Dismissal Motion

(November 2, 2017, 10:55 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California judge on Oct. 30 denied a motion by Bosch GmbH and Bosch LLC (collectively, Bosch) to dismiss a second amended class complaint filed by Volkswagen-branded franchise dealers who accuse Bosch of conspiring with Volkswagen AG and related entitled to develop and use defeat devices in Volkswagen’s “clean diesel” vehicles to evade United States emission standards (In re:  Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, No. 15-2672, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179652)....

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