CINCINNATI, Sept. 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ATTORNEY ADVERTISING Statman, Harris & Eyrich, LLC (“SH&E”) announces that a class action complaint has been filed against Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (“Volkswagen”) 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. 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 engaged in deceptive practices, fraud and made deceptive representations when it offered for sale and sold those vehicles to the public. The complaint was filed by another firm in the Central District of California – Case No. 5:15-CV-01930.
Ohio consumers who purchased or leased 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.