This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Litigation

Oct. 12, 2011

Toyota case ruling is another U-turn

The deadly crash of a Toyota Camry on a rural Utah highway may once again become the bellwether trial in federal litigation over allegations that Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles have a defect that causes unintended acceleration.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The deadly crash of a Toyota Camry on a rural Utah highway in late 2010 may once again become the bellwether trial in federal litigation over allegations Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles have a defect that causes unintended acceleration.


U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in Santa Ana had earlier earmarked the wrongful death and personal injury case as the first of its kind to go to trial in February 2013...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up