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Volkswagen of America, Inc.

89 federal employment cases from public court records (20002024)

83 with a published ruling · 6 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Volkswagen of America, Inc. as an employer in 89 employment matters between 2000 and 2024.

Of the 82 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 43 ended in a ruling for the employer, 13 were sent back to a lower court, 10 ended in a ruling for the worker, and 8 had a mixed result.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 12% of matters with a recorded outcome.

The most common claims on record were Breach Of Contract, Wrongful Termination, and Failure To Accommodate.

Cases were filed across 10 states, most often in CA.

These figures summarize publicly available U.S. federal court records only. Most workplace disputes are resolved privately and never appear in litigation. A case outcome reflects many factors and is not a finding that any employer violated the law.

89
Federal Cases
12%
Plaintiff Win Rate

Does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.

$4,315,314
Avg Damages (9 cases)

AI-extracted from court records; figures may be amounts at issue, not amounts paid. Not a finding of liability.

10
States
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About this employer

Volkswagen of America, Inc. appears in 82 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the manufacturing sector, where OSHA whistleblower, FMLA, and disability-accommodation claims are most common. The set below covers rulings that produced written federal-court decisions; private settlements, EEOC charges resolved without litigation, and state-court cases are not included.

The cases primarily involve Breach of Contract (42 of 82), Wrongful Termination (5 of 82), Failure to Accommodate (3 of 82). Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Breach of Contract, Wrongful Termination and Failure to Accommodate.

Rulings span California (7), New Jersey (3), Virginia (3), Maryland (1). California is an EEOC deferral state, which extends the federal Title VII / ADA / ADEA filing deadline from 180 to 300 days. Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. California rulings, New Jersey rulings, Virginia rulings and Maryland rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
43 (52%)
Remanded
13 (16%)
Plaintiff Win
10 (12%)
Mixed Result
8 (10%)
Settlement
4 (5%)
Dismissed
4 (5%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Volkswagen of America, Inc.’s 81 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
50 (62%)
Summary judgment
7 (9%)

Of the 7 summary-judgment rulings, 5 ended the case in Volkswagen of America, Inc.’s favor and 2 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
18 (22%)
Trial verdict
2 (2%)
Settlement / consent decree
3 (4%)
Other rulings
1 (1%)
What do these stages mean?
Appeal
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
Summary judgment
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Motion to dismiss
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
Trial verdict
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
Settlement / consent decree
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
Other rulings
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.

Published federal-court opinions only — most workplace disputes are resolved privately. This is not anyone’s odds, and not a finding that any employer violated the law.

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Federal cases

public court records

One row per case · a badge means the case reached a published ruling · plaintiff names redacted

Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Cal. Ct. App. · Dec 2024 · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
N.D. Cal. · Dec 2024 · California · Breach of Contract
Dismissed
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
NJSUPERCTAPPDIV · Dec 2024 · Breach of Contract
Remanded
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
NJSUPERCTAPPDIV · Dec 2024 · Breach of Contract
Remanded
Employee v. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, I
9th Circuit · Oct 2022 · Breach of Contract
Remanded
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
E.D. Va. · Jul 2022 · Virginia · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
C.D. Cal. · Sep 2021 · California · Fraud
Settlement
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
E.D. Cal. · Mar 2021 · California
Dismissed
Farchione Motors, Inc. v. Employee
9th Circuit · Sep 2020
Defendant Win
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America
9th Circuit · Aug 2020
Defendant Win
Employee v. Volkswagen Grp. of America
9th Circuit · Jun 2020
Mixed Result
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
N.D. Cal. · Feb 2020 · California · Fraud
Mixed Result
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
N.D. Cal. · Feb 2020 · California · Breach of Contract
Remanded
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
N.D. Cal. · Jan 2020 · California · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
D.N.J. · Dec 2019
Open docket
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc
E.D. Mich. · Aug 2019 · Michigan · Discrimination
Defendant Win
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Pa. Super. Ct. · Jul 2019
Defendant Win
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
D. Mass. · Jun 2019
Open docket
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America
E.D. Mich. · Jun 2019
Open docket
Employee v. Volkswagen Grp. of Am., Inc. (In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Mktg., Sales Practices, & Prods. Liab. Litig.)
9th Circuit · Jan 2019
Defendant Win
Autoport, LLC v. Employee
9th Circuit · Jan 2019
Defendant Win
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America
D. Minn. · Aug 2018 · Minnesota
Dismissed
Employee v. Volkswagen Group of America, I
9th Circuit · Jul 2018 · Breach of Contract
Defendant Win
Employee v. Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
Wash. Ct. App. · Mar 2018 · Fraud
Defendant Win
Employee v. Volkswagen Grp. of Am., Inc.
Mo. Ct. App. · Feb 2018
Defendant Win
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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The presence of an employer on this page does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.