The Globalization of Mass Civil Litigation: Lessons from the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Case

This report published by the RAND Corporation examines the rise of global mass civil litigation through the example of the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” case.

It explores how different national legal systems addressed large-scale claims arising from the same underlying facts and highlights the growing challenges of coordinating transnational litigation.

The study provides a comparative perspective on collective redress mechanisms and offers insight into the future development of mass civil litigation worldwide.

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Authors of the report : Deborah R. Hensler, Jasminka Kalajdzic, Peter Cashman, Manuel A. Gómez, Axel Halfmeier, Ianika Tzankova