Lawyers for Volkswagen shareholders file claim in Germany

Reuters

Published Jun 21, 2016 07:32AM ET

Lawyers for Volkswagen shareholders file claim in Germany

LONDON (Reuters) - Law firm Quinn Emanuel has filed one of two lawsuits in Germany against Volkswagen (DE:VOWG_p) on behalf of institutional funds over an emissions scandal in claims that could run into the billions of euros, litigation funder Bentham Europe said on Tuesday.

"The breadth of the shareholder base that is represented by Quinn Emanuel should be a wake-up call to Volkswagen AG that it needs to engage with shareholders now, resolve matters and concentrate on regaining its market share," said Jeremy Marshall, chief investment officer of Bentham Europe.