Litigation
Sep. 11, 2013
Toyota expert concedes driver may have braked in unexpected acceleration trial
An engineering consultant for Toyota Motor Corp. admitted the accident victim at the center of a bellwether $20 million unintended acceleration lawsuit against the automaker "may have stepped on the brake" just before a fatal collision.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - An engineering consultant for Toyota Motor Corp. admitted Monday that the accident victim at the center of a bellwether $20 million unintended acceleration lawsuit against the automaker "may have stepped on the brake" just before a fatal collision with a tree.
Michael James, an outside expert who has worked on over 100 cases for Toyota, told jurors last week that Noriko Uno &qu...
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