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Litigation

Jan. 15, 2014

New trial motions against Toyota denied

The jury's decision in the first unintended acceleration case against Toyota Motor Corp. to go to trial in California state court will stand, according to a judge's ruling Friday.


By Omar Shamout


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge denied two requests for a new trial following a jury's verdict in October exonerating Toyota Motor Corp. from unintended acceleration claims in a bellwether case.


Lawyers for the family of 66-year-old Noriko Uno, who died after her 2006 Camry sped out of control and crashed into a tree in Upland more than four years ago, secured a $10 million jury verdict...

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