DOJ, Prof Spar Over Secret Jones Day VW Emissions Docs

By Linda Chiem, Law360, June 27, 2023

The U.S. Department of Justice, Volkswagen and a Loyola Marymount University professor sparred in California federal court this week over whether a confidential Jones Day report on the German automaker's internal investigation into the 2015 emissions-cheating scandal should be made public.

The DOJ, Volkswagen AG and Lawrence P. Kalbers filed separate briefs Monday in response to questions from a court-appointed special master concerning whether Jones Day's investigative findings are protected from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The findings were shared with the government as part of grand jury proceedings.

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The case is Kalbers v. U.S. Department of Justice, case number 2:18-cv-08439, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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