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Product Liability

Jul. 15, 2011

Lawyers suing Toyota press ahead

Plaintiffs' lawyers suing Toyota Motor Corp. for economic damages alleging vehicles lost value as a result of the unintended acceleration scandal refuse to abandon their dreams of a nationwide class.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Plaintiffs' lawyers suing Toyota Motor Corp. on the theory that the sudden unintended acceleration scandal sank their vehicles' values show no signs of turning away from their goal of a nationwide class action, even as that dream appears further and further away.


U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in June denied a motion that would have laid the groundwork for certifying a nationwide class. ...

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