Bosch’s Diesel-Cheating Deal Nixed for Some Opt-Out Car Owners

Robert Bosch GmbH’s effort to conclude litigation against 273 Volkswagen AG car owners who opted out of its $327.5 million diesel-cheating settlement is shy of the mark because 61 of them didn’t agree to new terms, a federal court in California ruled.

Bosch and subsidiary Robert Bosch LLC discussed a deal with attorneys for the 273 opt-outs but didn’t agree to the terms before 61 plaintiffs rescinded their participation, leaving no enforceable agreement to settle their claims, Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The court is overseeing the Volkswagen ...