New Jersey Sues Volkswagen Over Emissions Cheating
05 February 2016 - 9:07PM
Dow Jones News
By Mike Spector
New Jersey's acting attorney general sued Volkswagen AG over an
emissions-cheating crisis linked to millions of vehicles, adding to
mounting legal woes for the German car maker.
John Hoffman, the state's acting attorney general, on Friday
alleged Volkswagen violated state environmental and consumer fraud
laws when selling more than 17,000 diesel-powered vehicles with
software capable of duping government emissions tests.
The misconduct "perpetrated a massive fraud upon consumers" and
Volkswagen "profited greatly from its misconduct" in selling the
vehicles, the lawsuit alleges.
Mr. Hoffman sued Volkswagen and the company's Audi and Porsche
luxury brands in state court, seeking financial penalties.
"Our lawsuit alleges that Volkswagen put profit ahead of
honesty, integrity, fair business practices and--most disturbing of
all--the well-being of people living and breathing the air here in
New Jersey and across the country," Mr. Hoffman said in a news
release.
A Volkswagen spokeswoman said the company's top priority remains
figuring out how to fix affected vehicles in cooperation with
regulators.
Write to Mike Spector at mike.spector@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 05, 2016 15:52 ET (20:52 GMT)
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