Free Disclosure Statement - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

MARY M. COLLINS, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Heirs and Estate of JAMES DANIEL COLLINS, Deceased Plaintiff(s), v.

No. 1-07-CV-149 ***

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. Defendant. DEFENDANT VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.'S CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1, defendant Volkswagen of America, Inc. ("VWoA") states that it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a German corporation known as Volkswagen AG ("VWAG"). All of the issued and outstanding shares of VWoA's stock are owned by VWAG. No publicly held corporation owns 10% or more of Volkswagen of America, Inc.'s stock.

By:

/s/ Steven T. Davis Steven T. Davis, Esquire Del. Bar No. 2731 Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP 3 Mill Road, Suite 306A Wilmington, DE 19806 AND

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OF COUNSEL Alice S. Johnston, Esquire Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP One Mellon Center 500 Grant Street, Suite 5240 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 AND One Penn Center, 19th Floor 1617 JFK Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19103 AND Robert E. Thackston, Esquire Hawkins Parnell & Thackston, LLP 4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 550 Dallas, TX 75205 Counsel for Defendant, Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Dated: March 23, 2007

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of Volkswagen of America, Inc.'s Corporate Disclosure Statement was filed electronically and served via U.S. Mail upon Plaintiff's counsel this 23rd day of March, 2007.

By:

/s/ Steven T. Davis Steven T. Davis, Esquire Del. Bar No. 2731 Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP 3 Mill Road, Suite 306A Wilmington, DE 19806 AND OF COUNSEL: Alice S. Johnston, Esquire Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP One Mellon Center 500 Grant Street, Suite 5240 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 AND One Penn Center, 19th Floor 1617 JFK Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19103 AND Robert E. Thackston, Esquire Hawkins Parnell & Thackston, LLP 4514 Cole Avenue, Suite 550 Dallas, TX 75205 Counsel for Defendant, Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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