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Product Liability

May 14, 2010

Toyota Lawyers Must Wait Another Day

Plaintiffs lawyers, who flew in from around the country to discuss the pending mass tort against Toyota, will have to wait until today's hearing in Santa Ana to find out who will lead the litigation's three committees.

By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - Plaintiff lawyers vying for a coveted seat on committees guiding the mass tort against Toyota Motor Corp. snatched up copies of U.S. District Judge James V. Selna's tentative order Wednesday afternoon, only to find themselves sorely disappointed moments later.

"The Court makes the appointments listed below," the judge wrote in his 10-page order regarding the...

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