Mercedes Wins Dismissal Of Florida Agency’s Defeat Device Complaint

Mealey's (April 27, 2022, 9:17 AM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — In an April 18 holding, a federal judge in Florida said allegations that Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and others violate a local rule when they service cars without removing “defeat devices” will not proceed because the emissions control systems of the affected cars are not rendered inoperable....