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Litigation

Aug. 7, 2010

Records Prove Gold Mine for Toyota Unintended Acceleration Plaintiffs

As plaintiffs' lawyers search for hard evidence that Toyota could have prevented alleged unintended acceleration problems, records kept by auto insurers could become key evidence.

By Gabe Friedman

Daily Journal Staff Writer

As plaintiffs' lawyers suing Toyota Motor Corp. search for 'smoking gun' data on alleged incidents of unintended acceleration, they're finding an unlikely ally: auto insurers and the records they keep about driver complaints.

For instance, data cited in the amended complaint against Toyota filed in Santa Ana federal court this week reveal the number of driver reports ...

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