INDIANA – Attorney General Todd Rokita announced today that Mercedes-Benz will send $12.7 million to Indiana to settle allegations the companies violated state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions “defeat devices” designed to circumvent emissions standards.
Under the settlement, the State of Indiana will receive a payment of $4,765,500. Hoosier consumers of 16,521 vehicles sold in Indiana can receive up to $7,976,304 in restitution.
“Hoosiers deserve to be treated with fairness, honesty, respect and transparency by companies doing business in our state,” Attorney General Rokita said. “At the bare minimum, they should be able to trust that companies will follow our laws rather than deliberately attempt to cover up violations.”
Attorney General Rokita thanked members of his team who worked on this settlement, including Deputy Attorney General Mark Snodgrass, Chief Counsel and Director of Consumer Protection Scott Barnhart, and Section Chief of Consumer Litigation Corinne Gilchrist…