NEW MEXICO MAY BE THE FIRST STATE TO GO AFTER VOLKSWAGEN OVER THE COMPANY’S USE OF DIESEL EMISSION-CHEATING SOFTWARE IN SOME OF IT’S VEHICLES. ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN. HE SAYS UP TO 10THOUSAND CONSUMERS IN NEW MEXICO WERE WRONGFULLY TREATED BY VOLKSWAGON.
BALDERAS WANTS A JURY TRIAL AND IS SEEKING DAMAGES THAT WILL BE SET BY THE COURT. THE LAWSUIT CITES THE CARMAKER’S VIOLATIONS OF NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER PROTECTION STATUTES.
