Mealey's ( February 1, 2021, 12:28 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a Jan. 26 holding, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals left intact a California federal judge’s determination that allegations that a German multinational engineering and technology company and its subsidiary violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in connection with Volkswagen’s buyback program fail....