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FAQs for Beneficiaries to the VW Mitigation Trust Agreement

The June 2016 partial Volkswagen settlement requires the defendant, Volkswagen, to establish and fund a $2.7 billion environmental mitigation trust. The trust will be administered by an independent trustee.

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Second Edition - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) For Beneficiaries to the Volkswagen Mitigation Trust Agreement (PDF)(7 pp, 73 K, 11/16)