Litigation
Sep. 7, 2013
Toyota unintended acceleration trial centers on braking theories
In direct contradiction of testimony by plaintiffs' two experts, an expert for the automaker testified that a 66-year-old driver failed to depress the brake pedal before a crash that left her dead in 2009.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - An automotive expert testifying for Toyota Motor Corp. told jurors Thursday that the accident victim at the center of a bellwether sudden acceleration trial did not press the brake on her Camry before a fatal collision in 2009 - directly contradicting the testimony of two plaintiffs' experts last week.
Michael James, an engineering consultant who said he's worked on over 100 dif...
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