EPA will stick it way inside VW, I hope. To your first point, I think what your getting at, if I may make a gross analogy: If Company X’s image is hurt after I bought their product, do I have a cause of action for loss of value associated with the hurt image? Answer: no. If their image goes up, do they have a cause of…

Until their is a retrofit + solution, which I don’t anticipate there will be as it would be too costly for VW, then there is no loss of power, mpg, or resale value.... so long as the cars are allowed to pass emissions (which I bet will be the case if VW settles with the Federal EPA, and probably state AGs and State…

What’s the diminished value if the cars are allowed to pass emissions? Of course, everyone should seek advice from an attorney in their state regarding their claim, but this just short, practical (not legal) advice and spitballing about things that might happen or might be the case.

It does address the fraud - common law at least - what material fact did they represent that induced reliance? The only way I see a viable fraud case is if you make the argument: “It was material to me that the car not only meet the legal standard to be able to be registered, but the background reasoning that the…

Very true and great point. Might see a tobacco-level-esq settlement with state AGs, but my guess is that there will be something on the federal level to wrap this one up. VW has every interest to do that, even if it means an extra billion. *something... something... interstate commerce*

Sorry, but that’s not enough for a compensable injury - you don’t have standing. 1st year law school on this one, it was a case over some tiger preserve in India... or something. Either way, “my air is less clean!” isn’t an injury the law recognizes. Hence, your representative government, executive branch, EPA,…

I don’t know what they are tying to it. Personally, if it came with strings, I’d decline the card. Odds are they will remain on the table as a matter of goodwill until the dust starts to settle.

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Lawyer here. Short and simple (practical advice): Sit and wait for now. Odds are the lawsuits are thrown out if the EPA allows the affected cars to remain on the road. VW scammed the US government on how clean they were making the #s, not you on #s as you drive. If the EPA says, “OK. All these cars are good now,” you…