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Litigation

Sep. 19, 2009

Toyota Effort to Seal Suit 'Futile,' Judge Says

Toyota Motor Corp. has failed again in its efforts to seal a lawsuit claiming that it concealed evidence pertaining to deadly rollover crashes from plaintiffs' attorneys and federal investigators.

By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES Toyota Motor Corp. has failed again in its effort to seal a lawsuit claiming it concealed evidence pertaining to deadly rollover crashes from plaintiffs' attorneys and federal investigators.

In a two-page order, U.S. District Judge George H. King on Tuesday denied as futile Toyota's attempt to seal the complaint, which has already drawn the attention of the plaintiffs' consumer bar and result...

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