December 20, 2019
A group of Mercedes-Benz owners and lessees asked a Georgia federal court on Friday to approve a proposed settlement with the German automaker that will cover repairs to allegedly faulty air systems installed in some 2.5 million vehicles that contributed to smelly mold in the luxury cars.
December 19, 2018
A federal judge in Georgia invoked Janis Joplin's classic lyric "Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz" on Tuesday in rejecting the auto giant's attempt to escape one of several proposed class actions claiming that faulty air systems foster a smelly mold that has drivers singing the blues.
December 13, 2018
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and its parent company Daimler AG were hit with a lawsuit in New Jersey federal court Wednesday, claiming in the third putative class action of its kind that the companies knowingly sold vehicles with defective HVAC systems that create mold build-up and cause an "unbearable," foul smell.
June 25, 2018
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC's parent company, Daimler AG, urged a Georgia federal judge Friday to cut it from a putative class action alleging Mercedes-Benz and Daimler knowingly sold vehicles with defective HVAC systems, arguing the suit fails to differentiate between Daimler and its U.S. subsidiary.
April 17, 2018
A California federal judge refused to ax a proposed class action alleging Mercedes-Benz USA LLC knowingly sold vehicles with defective HVAC systems that accumulated mold and mildew and emitted noxious odors, rejecting the automaker's argument on Monday that the consumers improperly added new claims.
March 13, 2018
A Georgia federal judge trimmed a proposed class action Tuesday accusing Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and parent Daimler AG of manufacturing vehicles with a defect that causes odorous mold in their heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems.
May 12, 2017
A pair of Georgia residents hit Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and parent Daimler AG with a proposed federal class action Thursday alleging the automaker knowingly sold certain Mercedes vehicles with defective HVAC systems that accumulated mold and mildew and emitted noxious odors.