Two filings on January 29th confirm that 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 29 Indian Tribes have received beneficiary designation under the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust. Beneficiaries can now submit mitigation [...]
Wilmington Trust launches a public-facing website on the Environmental Mitigation Trust. The site contains brief overviews of the State and Tribal trusts. A FAQ is also present but is still under development. Visit the [...]
The State and Tribe Trust Agreements have been executed by the settling parties and filed with the court. As a result of this filing, the Trust Effective Date has been set to today, October [...]
The U.S. District Judge approved the Trust Agreements (detailed previously here). The Trust Agreements must be executed by the settling parties and filed with the court within two weeks of this order (September 19th). [...]
The DOJ and State of California have issued filings with the U.S. District Court in support of the finalized agreement for the Environmental Mitigation Trust. The Trust Effective Date has not been set yet. [...]
Following up on our meeting yesterday, we just found out that the court appointed the VW Settlement Trustee. On March 15, Wilmington Trust was officially appointed by the court as the Trustee of the [...]
