Los Angeles, California – CCA’s settlement of the month is Laura Sam Samarneh versus Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, which settled for a significant amount after years of hard-fought litigation against Mercedes-Benz USA LLC. Ms. Samarneh hired CCA in May 2023 because the 2019 Mercedes-Benz A220 that she had purchased from Mercedes-Benz of Valencia, California, turned out to be a lemon.
She initially leased the dealership loaner vehicle with only 4,320 miles, and it started giving her issues less than a month into her lease. Within the first year of ownership alone, she took it to the dealership twice for electrical issues with the interior trim and safety recalls. Shortly thereafter, she returned to the dealership an additional three times for more safety recalls, interior and trim issues, and other problems that Mercedes-Benz was unable to cover under warranty. By any reasonable standard, Ms. Samarneh’s Mercedes was a lemon. But Mercedes refused to buy it back.
The Plaintiff initiated contact with Mercedes in May 2023 and tried to get them to do the right thing and voluntarily re-purchase her vehicle. When Mercedes refused, she had no choice but to hire CCA to secure her justice. The case was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in June 2023.
Mercedes-Benz litigated the case strenuously and fought all the way to the eve of trial, arguing that because she had purchased a loaner vehicle, it was not covered under the lemon law. Senior District Judge Jane Mueller heard our motion and ruled that, in fact, Miss Samarneh’s loaner car was covered by the lemon law. Therefore, we continued to prepare the case for trial.
Subsequently, on the eve of trial, Mercedes-Benz finally capitulated and offered Miss Samarneh a significant settlement – paying her double what she spent on her lease: $33,750. Of course, Mercedes also paid CCA’s fees and costs.
Our clients were very pleased with this outcome, and the firm once again proved to be a champion of consumer justice in the great state of California. If you need assistance with your lemon law case, please do not hesitate to call California Consumer Attorneys PC we’d love to help you out.
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