Litigation
Sep. 28, 2013
Setback for plaintiffs in bellwether Toyota acceleration trial
Days away from handing the $20 million lawsuit to a jury, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lee Smalley Edmon dealt a blow to the plaintiffs.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Days away from handing a bellwether Toyota unintended acceleration lawsuit to a jury, Judge Lee Smalley Edmon on Thursday dealt a blow to plaintiffs by tentatively ruling they cannot ask jurors to apply a consumer expectations test to their design defect claim.
The test is inapplicable since plaintiffs rely on "esoteric" expert testimony concerning the "technical and mech...
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