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Jul. 14, 2017

Nissan defense: Driver in fatal crash confused gas for brake pedal

Nissan North America defense attorneys said the driver of an Infiniti SUV suing over a brake defect mistook the brake pedal for the gas pedal when he fatally injured three people at a Hollywood intersection in 2012.

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LOS ANGELES — Nissan North America defense attorneys said the driver of an Infiniti SUV who is suing over a brake defect mistook the brake pedal for the gas pedal when he fatally injured three people at a Hollywood intersection in 2012.

That was the theory presented to the jury during Thursday’s testimony in Los Angeles County Superior Court as Bowman and Brooke LLP attorneys Thomas Klein and Mark Berry called to the stand an engine...

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