Volkswagen's fund to compensate owners of its "clean diesel" vehicles that contained emissions-cheating software is one part of the solution but shouldn't be seen as a substitute for class actions pending against the company, lawyers said at a recent panel discussion on the litigation. The private compensation fund under development by Volkswagen-similar to one created by General Motors for its ignition switch defect-will likely provide quicker compensation to vehicle owners in exchange for a waiver of the right to sue. But such funds have weaknesses and lack some of the safeguards inherent in the court system, the lawyers, who specialize in class action and fund administration, said March 11. "I'm not a big fan of these programs," said attorney Kenneth R. Feinberg, who was recently hired by VW to develop a plan to compensate owners of "clean diesel" vehicles with the software (46 ER 3816, 12/18/15). But the funds do give affected consumers an alternative to litigation, said Feinberg, who previously administered the GM fund, as well as one created after the BP oil spill and another following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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机译：律师在最近的一次小组讨论中说，大众汽车公司向其补偿包含排放作弊软件的“清洁柴油”车辆所有者的基金是解决方案的一部分，但不应被视为对公司提出集体诉讼的替代方案。诉讼。大众汽车正在开发的私人赔偿基金（类似于通用汽车为其点火开关缺陷创建的基金）可能会为车主提供更快的赔偿，以换取放弃起诉权。但是，专门从事集体诉讼和基金管理的律师于3月11日表示，这种基金存在弱点，并且缺乏法院系统固有的一些保障措施。“我不是这些计划的忠实拥护者，”律师肯尼斯·R（Kenneth R）说。费恩伯格（Feinberg）最近被大众汽车公司聘用，以制定一项计划，以使用该软件补偿“清洁柴油”车辆的车主（46 ER 3816，12/18/15）。此前曾管理过通用汽车基金的费恩伯格说，但这笔资金确实为受影响的消费者提供了诉讼之外的选择，以及在BP石油泄漏后创建的基金和9月11日恐怖袭击后创建的基金。
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