December 01, 2021
A Georgia federal court has signed off on a $4.8 million award to class counsel for car owners who sued Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and Daimler AG over an alleged paint defect.
December 22, 2020
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and Daimler AG have agreed to reimburse drivers who claim their cars had defective paint and to extend the vehicles' warranties, as part of a deal to end a class suit over the defect.
November 05, 2019
A Georgia federal judge has trimmed a proposed class action alleging Mercedes vehicles had defective "Mars Red" paint that would blister, bubble and peel off, saying some of the drivers' warranty claims didn't hold up but most of their state-based unfair trade practices claims could advance.
August 22, 2018
A Mercedes driver slammed Daimler AG and Mercedes Benz with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court Tuesday, alleging the "Mars Red" paint on thousands of its Mercedes vehicles is defective because it forms small blisters, bubbles and peels off.