Maryland Official Says States Plan to Sue VW Over Cheating
- VW in June reached a $15 billion in settlement with regulators
- Accord didn’t prohibit state suits over environmental damage
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New York and Maryland are among several states planning to sue Volkswagen AG over the environmental damage done by devices that were designed by the carmaker to cheat on pollution-control tests.
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said Monday in a statement that he’s acting in coordination with the attorneys general of New York and Massachusetts, among others. He said a press conference is scheduled for Tuesday in Baltimore.