Who Is Next? Allstate Sues Toyota For Claims Paid On Dangerous Vehicles

that professor was showing the basic idea that if the sensors got messed up and started sending the wrong signals, the box still didn't report any issues. Of course it's going to take a lot of rewiring to simulate and record that.

I don't know why people like you keep manipulating it into something it's not.

omg you are actually believing the lies and spin that was fed to you.

It's shocking to think that this one insurance company has already covered $3million worth of claims. I guess it's more then one in a million cars.

If the case makes it to court, Toyota will most likely settle with a non-disclosure clause. If the court goes to trial and allstate wins, other insurance companies, especially Farmers, will throw their hat in the ring.

If Toyota thinks/knows they will win, they can join all the insurance companies to the case and be done with it in one fell swoop. Of course, my Civ Pro is a little rusty.

From the article: "Toyota had full knowledge of the numerous complaints regarding its vehicles, that such vehicles were susceptible of sudden unintended acceleration."

Yup. Toyota knew a number of people *claimed* their Toyotas ran away on them. The issue is whether belief constitutes guilt. In Audi's sudden acceleration fiasco, it was shown that public and media perception of alleged runaway Audis was not backed up by fact. A public inquiry even found the actual cause to be "pedal misapplication," which is a euphemism for "the driver was mashing the go pedal when they believed they were standing on the stop pedal."

Admittedly, that was Audi's history, and not Toyota's. Even so, I'm waiting until the dust settles rather than joining the media and consumer frenzy in repeating Audi Unintended Acceleration, Part II.

What's hilarious is Allstate is suing the only company in the world that currently has a worse rep. Allstate is known for its heavy handed tactics in not paying out claims......

http://www.dayontorts.com/motor-vehicle-cases-allstates-claims-handling-practice.html

really? That makes it even worse for Toyota! They managed to hand out $3 million and they fought tooth and nail to only give that much.

As an old timer who has had plenty of dealings with insurance companies, I must say that Allstate's one of the most crooked scum-bags out there.