Volkswagen asks Supreme Court to hear Clean Air Act preemption suit

Volkswagen Group of America is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit allowing local governments to sue the automaker for installing defeat devices in millions of vehicles, even after the company paid $20 billion in a landmark settlement with EPA over Clean Air Act violations. The company notified the 9th Circuit in a Jan. 21 letter that it asked the high court to grant its petition for a writ...