The alleged ‘Dieselgate’ emissions scandal took centre stage at the Royal Courts of Justice last week, where a trial date was not only set for Mercedes but it was also agreed that two other vehicle manufacturers will join them in the dock. In addition, a further hearing is set for January 2024 which will deal with the additional emissions cases.
Johnson Law Group (JLG) attended the full court session on behalf of its clients, where it was confirmed there are in excess of one million claimants and over 1,500 defendants, with litigation estimated to be valued at ‘billions of pounds’.
The class actions, which have understandably earned the moniker ‘juggernaut,’ centre around allegations that car buyers were deceived about the levels of hazardous emissions generated by diesel vehicles, with numerous leading vehicle manufacturers allegedly using a cheat device in some of their engines to falsely reduce the NOx emissions during testing.
Legal actions are underway against various manufacturers, including Mercedes, BMW, Mini, Citroen, Peugeot, Kia, Hyundai, Vauxhall, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan, and Renault. These manufacturers face accusations of malpractice related to the alleged installation of ‘defeat devices’ in vehicles registered between 2008 and 2020.
Continuing its quest to represent the rights of individual consumers against large corporations that may have wronged them, Johnson Law Group is bringing a group claim against these leading vehicle manufacturers.
Jamie Patton, Managing Director at JLG said: “The High Court sent a very clear message to the many Defendant manufacturers in these cases that they were not going to allow them to delay matters and instead have laid out a program of active case management which will hopefully ensure that justice will be done for many in 2024 and early 2025! This was a good day at court for the Claimants.”
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