A slew of new lawsuits in the Miami-based Takata air bag litigation aims to add to the $1.2 billion the plaintiffs have already recovered from automakers.

The plaintiffs steering committee, led by Miami attorney Peter Prieto of Podhurst Orseck, filed class action lawsuits Wednesday against Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, General Motors and Volkswagen.