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Product Liability

Feb. 10, 2010

The Appropriateness of Toyota's Recall

Jonathan Michaels of Michaels Law Group asks whether Toyota's gas pedal recall is an appropriate remedy or merely a quick-fix cover up.

By Jonathan Michaels

Is Toyota's widely-publicized gas pedal recall the appropriate remedy that everyone has been waiting for, or is this merely a quick-fix approach to cover up a deeper rooted problem with its runaway cars? One thing is sure: With sales of eight models halted, and its pristine image for quality heavily dented, the manufacturer is desperate to get out of the death spiral that could shake its very core.

Good cause exists to question the manufacture...

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