Litigation
Mar. 21, 2014
Toyota criminal settlement could be boon for plaintiffs' lawyers
With the automaker facing a bevy of suits over alleged defects, the agreement with the Department of Justice could help push cases around the county toward resolution, according to some plaintiffs' attorneys not involved in the litigation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Toyota Motor Corp.'s agreement Wednesday to pay $1.2 billion to end a four-year criminal probe into claims of unintended acceleration in vehicles could be a boon for plaintiff's lawyers in ongoing civil litigation against the company, legal observers said.
With a bevy of lawsuits over alleged defects still pending, the agreement with the Department of Justice could help push personal injury ca...
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