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In re: Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation

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Case Number:

8:10-ml-02151

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Motor Vehicle Prod. Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

James V. Selna

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  1. October 13, 2021

    Toyota Says Most Suits Now Settled In Acceleration MDL

    Toyota has struck deals in 549 lawsuits over deaths and injuries stemming from an alleged unintended-acceleration defect in some of its vehicles, translating into settlements for 98% of the suits in multidistrict litigation, attorneys for plaintiffs and the automaker told a California federal court Tuesday.

  2. November 15, 2017

    Toyota Has Reached Deals In 496 Cases In Acceleration MDL

    Toyota has struck deals in 496 lawsuits over deaths and injuries stemming from an alleged unintended-acceleration defect in some of its vehicles, lawyers on both sides of multidistrict litigation told a California federal court Wednesday.

  3. July 22, 2015

    Toyota Says It's Settled 338 Cases So Far In Acceleration MDL

    Attorneys on both sides of multidistrict litigation over deaths and injuries caused by alleged unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles told a California federal judge on Tuesday that the settlement process continues to hum along, with deals reached in 338 cases, up from 289 in March.

  4. March 16, 2015

    Toyota Continues To Ink Settlements In Acceleration MDL

    Attorneys on both sides of multidistrict litigation over deaths and injuries caused by alleged unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles told a California federal judge on Monday that the settlement process continues to hum along with deals reached in 289 cases, up from 228 in October.

  5. December 03, 2014

    Toyota Wins Tentative Contempt Ruling In Acceleration MDL

    The California federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over alleged unintended acceleration defects in Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles on Wednesday tentatively held a legal translator in contempt for disseminating confidential case documents, but the judge refused to order her to hand over Toyota documents she translated for a federal investigation.

  6. October 21, 2014

    Toyota Inks 145 Deals In Unintended Acceleration Injury MDL

    Attorneys on both sides of multidistrict litigation over deaths and injuries caused by alleged unintended acceleration defects in Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles told a California federal judge on Tuesday that the settlement process has been efficient and effective, saying more than half of nearly 250 individual lawsuits have been resolved.

  7. January 09, 2014

    $1.1B Toyota Suit Moves Ahead With Objector Settlement

    Plaintiffs in the $1.1 billion litigation over alleged unintended acceleration in some Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles are one step closer to a payout as two settlement objectors dropped their opposition in exchange for $1.5 million that will go to auto safety groups.

  8. December 13, 2013

    Toyota To Talk Personal Injury Settlement In Acceleration MDL

    Toyota Motor Corp. is entering settlement negotiations with hundreds of consumers bringing personal injury, wrongful death and property damage claims related to an alleged unintended acceleration defect in the automaker's vehicles, a California federal judge said Thursday.

  9. October 08, 2013

    Toyota Nixes Some Expert Testimony From Acceleration Trial

    Toyota Motor Corp. convinced a California federal judge Monday to keep some of the plaintiff's experts' testimony out of an upcoming trial in a personal injury suit in the California multidistrict litigation over unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles.

  10. August 12, 2013

    Toyota Wants Experts Tossed From Acceleration Defect Case

    Toyota Motor Corp. sought Thursday to exclude the testimony of 10 experts in a personal injury lawsuit in the California multidistrict litigation over unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles, targeting the experts' assertions that the driver was applying the brake at the time of her accident.

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