2016 - The year of claims in preparation
Just in 2016, in 6 months a total of 984 companies have started to prepare for joint action in Italy, Spain and in Sardinia:
150 firms from two Northern Italian provinces
100 local drivers with 500 trucks
54 companies (Rimini) with 180 trucks
20 transport companies – from the province of Lucca
150 companies – from the province of Modena
100 hauliers - from the province of Pavia
160 firms with 600 trucks – from the province of Forli Cesana
500 companies with 900 Vehicles – from Spain
100 firms – from Sardinia
However, the first damage claim in Germany have taken place in January 2017, Stuttgart Regional Court. According to a German newspaper: the damages pursued before the Stuttgart court vary in size between EUR 6,000 and EUR 3 million. MAN declined to comment on the pending court procedures, the article added.
Organizations in Germany, the UK, Italy, Spain, Poland, the Netherlands, and Ireland have said they intend to file damages claims in their respective jurisdictions.