“VW Sued by NY Over Pollution Linked to Cheat Device”, 19 Jul 2016

Volkswagen AG is facing new lawsuits by New York and at least two other states that might cost the company hundreds of billions of dollars for cheating on pollution-control tests.  The suits include claims that former…company executives orchestrated an elaborate coverup when the scam came to light...“This was a widespread conspiracy involving many, many people,”…“The top brass knew” they were in violation of state and federal laws…VW’s legal woes are far from over, as evidenced by the states’ suits and ongoing criminal probes, despite its $15.3 billion settlement with regulators and customers in June. The German company admitted in September to using so-called defeat devices to systematically rig environmental tests since 2009…The allegations “reveal a culture of deeply rooted corporate arrogance, combined with a conscious disregard for the rule of law or the protection of public health and the environment”…