A federal judge hearing the Mercedes-Benz emissions testing class action has rejected the carmaker’s claims that identifying custodians of relevant documents violates European Union privacy laws.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Dickson ruled Wednesday that considerations of international comity do not relieve Mercedes-Benz of its obligations under U.S. law, and that the confidentiality order covering discovery sufficiently protects unredacted personal data of EU citizens.

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