August 21, 2015
Just one day after refusing to dismiss a proposed class action alleging Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicles leak fuel, a Georgia federal judge handed the automaker a win by ruling that it didn't have a duty to disclose the alleged defect.
August 19, 2015
A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss claims for damages against Daimler AG in a putative class action alleging the automaker's Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicles leak fuel, concluding that a warranty extension on the cars did not resolve all of the plaintiffs' beef with Daimler.
March 03, 2015
Daimler AG on Monday slammed an attorneys' fee request made by lead counsel for a putative class that claims the company's Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicles leak fuel, saying that it did not admit to any defect by expanding the vehicles' warranties and the plaintiffs have done nothing to establish themselves as the prevailing party.
January 12, 2015
Daimler AG told a Georgia federal court Friday that a putative class' claims that the company's Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicles leak fuel are now moot after it agreed to expand the vehicles' warranties and resolved a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation.
December 11, 2014
Owners of Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicles pushed back against Daimler AG's bid to end their proposed class action in Georgia federal court alleging the cars are prone to gasoline leaks, saying the German automaker is attempting to fault its customers for a blatant manufacturing defect.
October 27, 2014
Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA LLC urged a Georgia federal judge Friday to end a putative class action alleging E-Class sedans and wagons are prone to gasoline leaks, arguing the plaintiffs purchased the vehicles through the original owners of the cars and the problems never manifested during the original warranty period.
December 03, 2013
Daimler AG and its Mercedes-Benz USA LLC distributor on Monday failed once again to head off class certification in a suit alleging their E-Class sedans and wagons are prone to gasoline leaks, with a federal judge reserving his decision until the plaintiffs put their certification bid to paper.
June 10, 2013
A Georgia federal judge on Friday trimmed several claims from a proposed class action that alleges some Mercedes-Benz USA LLC vehicles have a defect that causes gasoline leaks, but also allowed some fraudulent concealment and state consumer protection law claims to proceed.
November 08, 2012
Daimler AG said Wednesday its status as Mercedes-Benz USA LLC's parent company does not mean it's liable in a proposed class action that alleges certain Mercedes vehicles have a defect that causes gasoline leaks, and it asked a federal judge to toss the suit.
July 23, 2012
Three consumers have hit Daimler AG and its Mercedes-Benz USA LLC unit with a putative class action in Georgia alleging certain E-Class Mercedes-Benz vehicles have a defect that causes gasoline leaks, creating risks of health issues and explosions, according to a complaint released Friday.