“The Linz Regional Court Rejects Claims Against VW Despite Allegations of Bias from Judge Couple”

He also stood by the judge couple, who assume that the claims against VW are statute-barred by 30 years: “However, these applications were all and all rejected by the three-judge senate of the Linz Regional Court,” explains the lawyer. “The mere possibility that a judge could still assert claims in the future contrary to his previous behavior () is not sufficient to justify the appearance of bias,” says the five-page decision. However, it is different for judges of the Supreme Court, here stricter rules are applied because their case law is trend-setting.