AG Says Volkswagon Settlement is Good for West Virginia

West Virginia has reached a $2.65 million settlement with Volkswagen AG and two of its affiliates in a lawsuit over the automaker’s emissions-rigging scandal. State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced the settlement with Volkswagen and its Audi and Porsche brands after Volkswagen admitted rigging diesel emissions technology to pass U.S. smog tests. The lawsuit alleged the scheme led to false advertising because the self-described “clean diesel” engines actually emitted up to 40 times the legal limit of nitrogen oxide. Morrisey said the settlement saved the state more than $500,000 in legal fees and marks a huge victory for West Virginia.