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An Oklahoma judge found Toyota liable for a 2007 unintended acceleration accident involving a 2005 Toyota Camry, which resulted in the death of the passenger and an injured driver.
- Toyota To Start Settling Sudden Acceleration Cases
Toyota will begin an intensive settlement process to resolve the unintended acceleration lawsuits, a California judge said. U.S. District Judge James V. Selna issued an order halting the suits after Toyota and the plaintiffs' lawyers asked for time...
- Court Dismisses First Sudden Acceleration Case Against Toyota Over Technicality
The sudden acceleration issue is still troubling Toyota, which has already paid $50 million in fines and recalled almost 8 million vehicles in the US alone in 2009 and 2010. The Japanese carmaker still has to face the lawsuits brought about by citizens...
- What Grinds My Gears About The Recent Developments In Toyota's Unintended Acceleration-saga
A few things happened in the past 24 hours that grind my gears on the subject of Toyota Motor Corp.'s "unintended acceleration" saga. The first thing that ticked me off were some smart-ass headlines for the findings of NHTSA-NASA study...
- Government Probe Finds No Link Between Electronics And Unintended Acceleration In Toyota And Lexus Vehicles
A 10-month long probe done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and NASA found no link between software-driven throttles and unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp vehicles. The investigation concluded that the previously suspected...
- Feds Say Toyota Prius Driver At Fault In New York Accident
According to U.S. safety officials, last week's highly publicized Toyota Prius accident in Harrison, New York, that was investigated as a possible case of unintended acceleration was most likely caused by the driver. The Prius owner had had blamed...
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Toyota Loses First Unintended Acceleration Case, Pays $3 Million to Victims
An Oklahoma judge found Toyota liable for a 2007 unintended acceleration accident involving a 2005 Toyota Camry, which resulted in the death of the passenger and an injured driver.
The decision represents the first court loss for the Japanese carmaker in an unintended acceleration case. Toyota will pay $1.5 million compensation to Jean Bookout, the driver injured in the crash, and $1.5 million to the family of Barbara Schwartz, the passenger who died. The verdict comes shortly after Toyota won a bellwether case in California.
Read more »- Toyota To Start Settling Sudden Acceleration Cases
Toyota will begin an intensive settlement process to resolve the unintended acceleration lawsuits, a California judge said. U.S. District Judge James V. Selna issued an order halting the suits after Toyota and the plaintiffs' lawyers asked for time...
- Court Dismisses First Sudden Acceleration Case Against Toyota Over Technicality
The sudden acceleration issue is still troubling Toyota, which has already paid $50 million in fines and recalled almost 8 million vehicles in the US alone in 2009 and 2010. The Japanese carmaker still has to face the lawsuits brought about by citizens...
- What Grinds My Gears About The Recent Developments In Toyota's Unintended Acceleration-saga
A few things happened in the past 24 hours that grind my gears on the subject of Toyota Motor Corp.'s "unintended acceleration" saga. The first thing that ticked me off were some smart-ass headlines for the findings of NHTSA-NASA study...
- Government Probe Finds No Link Between Electronics And Unintended Acceleration In Toyota And Lexus Vehicles
A 10-month long probe done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and NASA found no link between software-driven throttles and unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp vehicles. The investigation concluded that the previously suspected...
- Feds Say Toyota Prius Driver At Fault In New York Accident
According to U.S. safety officials, last week's highly publicized Toyota Prius accident in Harrison, New York, that was investigated as a possible case of unintended acceleration was most likely caused by the driver. The Prius owner had had blamed...