BERLIN—Investors are seeking around €8.2 billion ($9.10 billion) in damages from Volkswagen AG on losses sustained when the German car maker's shares plunged after U.S. authorities disclosed a year ago that the company cheated on emissions tests, a German district court said Wednesday.

The Braunschweig district court, which has jurisdiction over Volkswagen claims in Germany, said it had received 1,400 claims against the car maker so far, including law suits filed by U.S. pension funds, asset funds from German states, and individual investors.

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