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Product Liability

May 11, 2010

With Stakes High for Fees, Plaintiffs Lawyers Draw Lines in Toyota Cases

The fight to take control of potentially the largest mass tort in U.S. history heated up last week, as lawyers divided into two camps over whether it's a conflict to represent different kinds of plaintiffs.

By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The fight to take control of one of the largest mass tort cases in U.S. history heated up last week, as lawyers divided into two camps over whether it's a conflict to represent different kinds of plaintiffs.

On one side are those who claim to have been injured by faulty Toyota vehicles; on the other are those whose investments have declined in value after more than ...

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