Litigation
Dec. 22, 2011
Toyota faces new suit involving throttle
Toyota Motor Company faced a new lawsuit this week filed on behalf of an Iraq War Veteran who died in a fatal car crash in 2010, showing the automaker is still fighting to contain the legal fallout from its unintended acceleration scandal.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Toyota Motor Corp. has been targeted in fresh litigation filed on behalf of an Iraq War veteran whose Yaris sedan sped out of control and crashed into a telephone pole as a result of an alleged defect in the throttle control system.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Santa Ana, shows Toyota continues to face new litigation more than two years after questions about its safety record surfaced. ...
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