Lemon Law Aid Wins $266,994 Judgment Against Mercedes in Los Angeles

Los Angeles County resident Todd H. contacted Joseph Kaufman and Associates regarding his 2019 Mercedes-Benz G550 lemon that was leased new and came with Mercedes-Benz’ factory warranties. Despite the promise to repair the vehicle, Mercedes-Benz couldn’t or wouldn’t fix Todd’s defective and dangerous vehicle.

VEHICLE ISSUES

Todd’s 2019 Mercedes-Benz G550 suffered defects related to its electrical, blind spot assist, instrument cluster, and suspension systems. The vehicle stalled on its own while driving and was never safe to operate. Todd took the vehicle to Mercedes-Benz’s dealers more than seven times to have these issues fixed, but neither Mercedes-Benz nor its dealers were able to repair the defects.

LEMON LAW CLAIM

Before hiring an attorney, Todd first asked Mercedes-Benz if it would voluntarily repurchase his vehicle, but Mercedes-Benz refused, denying that his vehicle suffered from any defects at all. Todd felt like he was stuck with a dangerous vehicle and no one who would do anything about it.

Todd reached out to Joseph Kaufman and Associates for an initial case consultation and was pleased to find out its attorneys believed they could help. He made the decision to hire Joseph Kaufman and Associates after other attorneys refused to take his case, and his attorneys proceed to file his lemon law claim in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Mercedes-Benz defended the case vigorously, causing the matter to be fully litigated. All along, Todd’s request was reasonable – buy back his lemon, brand the title a lemon, and take his defective, unsafe vehicle off the road. Mercedes-Benz refused.

SETTLEMENT

On the eve of the trial, and only after Joseph Kaufman and Associates demonstrated to Mercedes-Benz that Todd was not going away, Mercerdes-Benz offered to have judgment entered against it for a repurchase in the amount of $197,000. In addition, Mercedes-Benz also paid Joseph Kaufman and Associates’ attorney fees and costs in the amount of $69,994, making the total value of the judgment $266,994.

If you have asked your car company to repurchase or replace your defective lemon and they have said no, don’t give up just yet. Contact the attorneys at Lemon Law Aid for a free case evaluation. We have helped thousands of consumers in California obtain settlements and judgments, even after car companies initially resisted consumer requests to comply with the lemon law.

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