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Litigation

Dec. 28, 2012

Toyota ends acceleration litigation

Toyota Motor Corp. announced Wednesday it had agreed to pay between $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion to end class action litigation brought by car owners who alleged some of the company's vehicles were subject to unintended acceleration.



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By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Toyota Motor Corp. announced Wednesday it had agreed to pay between $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion to end class action litigation brought by car owners who alleged some of the company's vehicles were subject to unintended acceleration.


The deal, which could ultimately cover 16 million Toyota, Lexus and Scion vehicles, is an "extraordinarily good settleme...

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