Volkswagen Rejected as Supreme Court Allows Emissions Suits (2)

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected two appeals from Volkswagen AG, leaving intact rulings that let state and local governments sue over a diesel emissions cheating scandal that has already cost the German automaker more than $23 billion.

The justices without comment Monday refused to hear arguments by Volkswagen and several company units that the U.S. Clean Air Act provides a broad shield for automakers from state and local liability over updates to vehicle emissions systems.

The rebuffs let the state of Ohio and counties in Florida and Utah press ahead with suits using laws that bar tampering with emissions ...