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Intellectual Property

May 5, 2010

Conflict Among Toyota Plaintiffs?

Is it a conflict of interest for the same lawyers to represent both plaintiffs who were hurt in accidents they claim were caused by faulty Toyotas, as well as those who claim the value of their cars plummeted because of the recalls?

By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Is it a conflict of interest for the same lawyers to represent both plaintiffs who were hurt in accidents they claim were caused by faulty Toyotas, as well as those who claim the value of their cars plummeted because of the recalls?

In a one-page order issued Monday, U.S. District Judge James V. Selna of Santa Ana asked attorneys involved in the mass tort action to "express a vi...

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