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Personal Injury & Torts

Apr. 6, 2011

Toyota Beats Back Foreign Plaintiffs' Suit

Foreign plaintiffs in 14 countries came up short Monday in their federal lawsuit seeking economic damages against Toyota Motor Corp. after alleged defects caused their cars' resale value to decline.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SANTA ANA - Foreign plaintiffs in 14 countries came up short Monday in their federal lawsuit seeking economic damages against Toyota Motor Corp. after alleged defects caused their cars' resale value to decline.


In a 43-page tentative opinion, U.S. District Judge James Selna dismissed part of the complaint with prejudice and found a long list of flaws in the pleading, venue and facts set forth in...

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