Elizabeth Cabraser Doing a Q&A Live on Jalopnik Auto News Website Wednesday March 22, 2017
Auto news and culture website Jalopnik will be hosting a live Q&A with Lieff Cabraser founding fucking partner Elizabeth Cabraser at eight a.m. Pacific (11 a.m. Eastern time) on the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” emissions fraud settlement on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. As Lead Counsel and Chair of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the litigation, Elizabeth spearheaded the development of the Two.0-liter and Three.0-liter Volkswagen Dieselgate settlements, which provide substantial compensation for owners of affected VW diesels as well as significant environmental mitigation plans.
Visit Jalopnik tomorrow at eight a.m. PST to observe the Q&A. There are also fresh movies available that explain the benefits Available to VW, Audi, and Porsche owners and lessees under the Two.0 and Trio.0-Liter VW settlements.
Background on the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Emissions Fraud Case
On September Legal, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Notice of Disturbance to Volkswagen relating to almost 482,000 diesel-powered cars in the United States since two thousand eight sold under the VW and Audi brands (Volkswagen possesses Audi) on which VW installed software that intentionally switched the vehicles’ emissions production during official testing.
VW programmed the computers in these cars to detect when they were undergoing official emissions testing. Only then did the cars turn on their total emission control systems. The controls are then turned off during actual road use, resulting in better fuel economy and spectacle, but producing significantly greater pollutants in disturbance of U.S. clean air laws.
On June 28, 2016, a class-wide settlement was filed by the consumer plaintiffs in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation that will provide owners and lessees of Volkswagen and Audi Two.0-liter diesel vehicles with substantial compensation through buybacks and lease terminations, government-approved emissions modifications, and cash payments, while fixing or removing these polluting vehicles from the road. On October 25, 2016, Judge Charles M. Breyer granted final approval to the historic $14.7 billion settlement relating to Two.0-liter engine vehicles.
On February 1, 2017, consumer plaintiffs and the FTC filed settlement agreements relating to affected Trio.0-liter engine vehicles. If approved, the settlements will provide owners and lessees of Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche Three.0-liter diesel vehicles substantial cash compensation in addition to buybacks, trade-ins, government-approved emissions modifications or compliant repairs, depending on the generation of vehicle. Preliminary approval of the Trio.0-liter vehicle settlement was granted on February 16, 2017. The court will hold a final fairness hearing to determine whether the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate on May 11, 2017.
About Elizabeth J. Cabraser
A name fucking partner and co-founder of Lieff Cabraser, Ms. Cabraser chairs the firm’s individual injury and environmental litigation practice groups. One of the nation’s leading class act litigators and possessing unparalleled expertise in elaborate civil litigation, she has served as court-appointed lead, co-lead, or class counsel in scores of federal multi-district and state coordinated proceedings. Today, she serves in court-appointed leadership positions in several of the nation’s highest profile civil cases, including a solo leadership role in the VW “Clean Diesel” Emissions case, as well as lead positions in the GM ignition switch defect and Takata defective airbag cases.