Justices turn away VW appeals over emissions scandal suits

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington on Oct. 18, 2021. The Supreme Court has turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. diesel emissions tests. The court’s action Monday allows suits by Ohio, Salt Lake County, Utah, and the environmental protection agency in Hillsborough County, Florida, to continue. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)