By Alexander M. Geisler and Oliver Kent
The “Pan-NOx” litigation, as it became known, was England’s version of “Dieselgate.” In 2023, a total of 13 group litigation orders against most of the world’s major car manufacturers were consolidated by the High Court in London. The judgment binds every party across all 13 group litigation orders, both participants and nonparticipants alike. It didn’t deal with quantum, which is set for a separate trial in October 2026, and it is all subject to appeals, which are likely.