Southern District of Florida Dismisses RICO Claims in Putative Automotive Class Action

On March 30, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered an order dismissing all but one claim against Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (collectively, the “Mercedes Defendants”) in a putative class action arising from alleged defects in the “NECK PRO” active head restraints installed in certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles to prevent whiplash from accidents. The opinion, consistent with Eleventh Circuit law, found that plaintiffs had no standing to pursue state-law...
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