Class action lawsuit hits Volkswagen accused of changing oil mainentance specs

Volkswagen of America has been targeted in a St. Clair County class action lawsuit by a group that claims the automaker unfairly changed maintenance specifications which more than doubled their oil change costs.

Lead plaintiff Mildred Kasten of Belleville is represented by John Papa of Granite City, John K. Weston of Sacks & Weston in Jenkintown, Pa. and Joseph L. Tucker of the J. Stephen Jackson firm in Birmingham, Ala.