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High court takes first look at law protecting internet firms

A lawsuit against YouTube from the family of Nohemi Gonzalez is at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court case being argued Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Read More...

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Volkswagen faces possible recalls after environmental NGO wins emissions software lawsuit

A German court on Monday ruled in favour of an environmental NGO’s lawsuit against the federal motor authority for releasing cars with software on exhaust gas recirculation it argues is illegal, in a judgement which could lead to a wave of recalls. The NGO, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, is calling for Volkswagen Golf vehicles to be recalled because of software manipulation to emissions mechanisms, alleging the KBA authority should never have allowed these vehicles to be released to the market. The DUH is planning further cases against the KBA involving BMW, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz vehicles which, if successful, could mean up to ten million cars which KBA authorised would need to be recalled, the NGO said.

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