CINCINNATI, Oct. 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC (“SH&E”) announces that it has filed in the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio a class action complaint against Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen AG (collectively “Volkswagen”) and VW Credit, Inc. (Case No. 1:15-cv-00686), alleging that Volkswagen manufactured and installed defeat devices in certain model year 2009 through 2015 diesel light-duty vehicles equipped with 2.0 liter engines and that VW Credit financed the purchase or lease of these vehicles. These defeat devices allegedly bypass, defeat or render inoperative elements of the vehicles’ emission control system that exist to comply with emission standards of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401-7671q) and its implementing regulations. As a result, the complaint alleges that Volkswagen and VW Credit engaged in deceptive practices, fraud and made deceptive representations when it offered for sale and sold or leased those vehicles to the public.
Consumers who leased from VW Credit Volkswagen models 2009-2015 VW Jetta; 2009-2015 VW Beetle; 2009-2015 VW Golf; 2014-2015 VW Passat or 2009-2015 Audi A3 equipped with a defeat device are encouraged to contact Jeffrey P. Harris, Esq. at (513) 587-4443 or at classaction@statmanharris.com for further information about their legal rights, without any cost or obligation.
Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC, which has significant experience in consumer and securities fraud class actions and derivative litigation, has offices in Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; and Detroit, Michigan. www.statmanharris.com Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.