Texas to Receive $50 Million in Judgment against Volkswagen AUSTIN, November 19, 2016 – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced an agreed final judgment and permanent injunction that resolves a lawsuit brought by Texas against Volkswagen (VW) for violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA). The automaker misled consumers by marketing and selling diesel vehicles as “clean,” even though it knew the cars were equipped with defeat device software to cheat on emissions tests. Another part of the nationwide settlement requires VW to establish a $2.7 billion trust fund for projects designed to mitigate environmental harm caused by excess emissions from the rigged vehicles in affected states. Texas stands to benefit from as much as $191 million of the funds in the trust. While the state of Texas and VW have agreed to settle the state’s claims under the DTPA, they have not resolved Texas’ penalty claims for VW’s violations of environmental protection laws, which the attorney general’s office continues to pursue. |
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