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Lance Armstrong Faces $100m Lawsuit Filed by US Government

The disgraced cyclist has paid out more than $10 million in damages after admitting to doping in 2013. Now a federal judge has cleared the way for the US government to pursue a $100 million lawsuit against Armstrong. A federal judge on Monday ruled that the US government can sue disgraced former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong in what could amount to a $100 million lawsuit. The US Justice Department (DOJ) has accused Armstrong of defrauding the government by …


German Court to Speed Up VW Litigation

A German court will adopt a rarely used class-action style procedure to more efficiently process claims by investors seeking damages from Volkswagen over a diesel emissions cheating scandal, according to a ruling. The regional court in Braunschweig near Volkswagen’s (VW) Wolfsburg headquarters said on Monday it will pick one case to act as a model to help resolve as many as 170 …


VW Boss Drives Off From Emissions Scandal

Volkswagen’s top executive in the US, Michael Horn, has left the company almost six months after the emissions scandal came to light in the country. VW confirmed that Michael Horn was leaving “to pursue other opportunities effective immediately”. The statement did not give any further information on the decision, which was a surprise given he was a veteran of 25 years at the company and had …