Judge sets dates for three 2013 Toyota sudden-acceleration trials
Posted: October 24, 2011
Consumer Fraud
U.S. District Judge James Selna, who is presiding over multi-district litigation involving sudden-acceleration claims against Toyota, has set three trials to go forward in 2013, including the Utah lawsuit that he previously dismissed over a technicality.
Strong yen prompts Toyota to ask suppliers for ‘shared sacrifice’
Posted: October 13, 2011
Consumer Fraud
The rising value of the Yen is putting pressure on Toyota to cut back on costs in order to remain competitive in the global market, where most currencies are far weaker than Japan’s. The appreciating Yen has been putting a
Sudden acceleration, other woes spell long recovery for Toyota
Posted: October 10, 2011
Consumer Fraud
Toyota has fallen, but it might take years for it to get back up. According to Forbes, the Japanese auto giant’s share of the U.S. market has slid from 17 percent for all of 2009 to 11.5 percent in September.
Judge dismisses first bellwether suit against Toyota over jurisdictional issue
Posted: October 3, 2011
Consumer Fraud
The federal judge overseeing lawsuits filed in federal courts against Toyota for sudden unintended acceleration damages has dismissed the lawsuit previously selected as the first bellwether case, saying it belonged in a Utah State court.
Electronic causes for sudden acceleration in Toyotas likely, new study finds
Posted: August 30, 2011
Consumer Fraud
An independent study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) demonstrates that, contrary to NASA’s conclusions, an electronic cause for the sudden unintended acceleration problem in Toyota vehicles is not just probable,
Minnesota man reclaims his life after Toyota acceleration crash, prison
Posted: August 12, 2011
Consumer Fraud
ST. PAUL, MINN – Koua Fong Lee, who was imprisoned in 2007 after his Toyota Camry suddenly accelerated and crashed into traffic, killing three, gave an interview to the St. Paul Pioneer Press recently, looking back his wrongful conviction and
NASA’s Toyota sudden-acceleration report flawed, researchers find
Posted: July 25, 2011
Consumer Fraud
The study NASA conducted to determine if an electronic flaw could be responsible for sudden unintended acceleration incidents in Toyota vehicles was the product of a collusion between trusted government agencies and powerful special interests, Safety Research & Strategies Inc.
Toyota recalls 82,000 hybrid SUVs for potential control-system defect
Posted: June 30, 2011
Consumer Fraud
Toyota announced Wednesday it will recall about 82,000 hybrid Highlander and Lexus SUVs with faulty computer-board wiring that could cause the vehicles to lose power.
Strong Yen + weak dollar = more Toyota cost cuts
Posted: June 24, 2011
Consumer Fraud
The strong Yen may feel great to Japanese consumers buying imported products or traveling to foreign destinations with a weaker currency, but it’s causing Toyota and other Japanese manufacturers a lot of pain. As the Yen continues to grow in
Sudden acceleration in Ford Freestyle under investigation
Posted: June 3, 2011
Personal Injury
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating several consumer complaints involving Ford’s Freestyle car-SUV crossover vehicles for their potential to lunge forward unexpectedly. The agency’s database says the investigation was opened on May 11, 2011, after receiving 238 complaints
