Mercedes-Benz US International Inc v. Inteva Products LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA WESTERN DIVISION MERCEDES-BENZ, US ) INTERNATIONAL INC., et al ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 7:22-cv-00257-ACA ) INTEVA PRODUCTS LLC, et al ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc., (“MBUSI”) produces cars for Daimler AG1 and Mercedes-Benz USA. MBUSI, Daimler AG, and Mercedes- Benz USA executed an agreement which adopted an accounting principle known as the “arm’s length principle,” under which Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA agreed to pay MBUSI a price for the cars MBUSI manufactured…