Conference Set on Request to Consolidate 3G Telematics Cases vs. VW

U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward Kiel for New Jersey in Newark scheduled a telephone conference Friday at 10:30 a.m. EST on the request from all parties in two 3G telematics class actions against Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) to consolidate their cases for pretrial efficiency (see 2302240001), said a text-only order Monday. The two cases, Raposa v. VWGoA (docket 2:22-cv-05896) and Raffo v. VWGoA (docket 1:22-cv-06230) assert “substantially similar claims" about the sunsetting of 3G cellular connectivity and resulting loss of connected services in certain Volkswagen and Audi vehicles, lawyers for VWGoA and the plaintiffs told the judge.