Susman Godfrey expands VW class action suit to 18 States

Posted on 27 Oct 2015 by Tim Brown

Law firm Susman Godfrey has expanded its nationwide class-action lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America, which has stemmed from the recent diesel emissions scandal, to include plaintiffs in 18 states.

The states included in the VW class action so far are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Originally filed on September 24 in California, the suit claims Volkswagen secretly used software designed to cheat emissions tests and falsely advertised its vehicles as…

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