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Litigation

Aug. 8, 2013

Toyota's defense in acceleration trial to center on blood sugar level

A centerpiece of Toyota Motor Corp.'s defense in an upcoming trial over the carmaker's acceleration problems appears to be the blood sugar level of crash victim Noriko Uno, according to court filings.


By Omar Shamout


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A centerpiece of Toyota Motor Corp.'s defense in an upcoming trial over the carmaker's acceleration problems appears to be the blood sugar level of crash victim Noriko Uno, according to court filings.


Attorneys for Toyota and a driver who hit Uno before her fatal accident plan to argue in the bellwether sudden unintended acceleration trial that the 66-year-old Upland woman's low blood sug...

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