Plaintiffs In Suit Over Mercedes-Benz’s Emissions Lack Standing, Judge Says

Mealey's (December 7, 2016, 2:47 PM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — Plaintiffs in a class action suit alleging that Mercedes-Benz USA LLC misrepresented the efficiency of its BlueTec Clean Diesel vehicles lack standing to bring their action against the auto maker, a federal judge in New Jersey ruled Dec. 6, finding that the plaintiffs failed to show that the advertisements they allegedly relied on contained any false statements (In re: Mercedes-Benz Emissions Litigation, No. 16-881, D. N.J.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168535)....