Civil Litigation
Jul. 5, 2017
Jury hears from Nissan safety head in $231 million liability case.
Robert Yakushi said the vehicles at issue met external and internal safety standards.
LOS ANGELES — Testimony from Nissan North America’s product safety director largely reflected the critical decision that made his company the target of a potential $231 million liability lawsuit: He didn’t recall.
Robert Yakushi said in a taped deposition played Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court that he couldn’t remember certain consumer complaints reporting brake failure by 2004-2008 Nissan owners, though he acknowledged t...
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