Southern District of Florida Dismisses RICO Claims in Putative Automotive Class Action
By EsqSocial Corporation 10/05/21
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...
By: King & Spalding