Bloomberg Law
July 18, 2016, 10:15 PM UTC

Maryland Official Says States Plan to Sue VW Over Cheating

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By Erik Larson and Kartikay Mehrotra, Bloomberg News

New York and Maryland are among several states planning to sue Volkswagen AG over the environmental damage done by devices that were designed by the carmaker to cheat on pollution-control tests.

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said Monday in a statement that he’s acting in coordination with the attorneys general of New York and Massachusetts, among others. He said a press conference is scheduled for Tuesday in Baltimore.

The suit will hold the German company accountable “for the pollution they’ve caused and for violating Maryland’s environmental laws as a result of defrauding ...

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