Software Developer Is Immune In Clean Air Act Dispute Arising From Defeat Devices

(April 10, 2024, 8:57 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The developers of a software tool that is used to reprogram car computer systems are entitled to immunity under the Communications Decency Act from a Clean Air Act (CAA) claim brought against them by the United States because the government failed to allege that they developed any software that could be used to defeat vehicle emissions controls, a New York federal judge found in partly granting the developers’ motion to dismiss....