First Federal Lawsuits Against Toyota Probably Won't Happen Until At Least 2013

A federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp. over sudden-acceleration claims said he wants the initial case to be tried in the first three months of 2013.

All pre-trial discovery of evidence should be concluded in 2012, U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in Santa Ana, California, said at a hearing today. He asked the lawyers for plaintiffs pursuing wrongful-death, personal-injury and economic-loss claims to be prepared to select so-called bellwether cases to be tried before him.



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Steve - 1/17/2011 2:01:00 PM

+2 Boost

By then, hopefully we'll know what the real cause (as opposed to popular belief) of the unintended acceleration incidents. Who knows? Toyota may well end up in the same shoes as Audi, where a government inquiry determined the cause was "pedal misapplication."

knowitall1985 - 1/18/2011 3:05:50 PM

+1 Boost

Let this bull die down and throw them all out. Go earn money like the rest of us...