Toyota Loses Bid to End Speed-Up Injury, Death Suits
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A federal judge denied Toyota Motor Corp.’s bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming personal injuries or deaths allegedly caused by incidents of sudden acceleration, making final a tentative ruling.
Lawyers for injured customers and families of those killed in accidents provided enough support for their claims to allow the cases to go forward, U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in Santa Ana, California, said in a ruling posted today on the court’s website. Selna earlier denied Toyota’s motion to dismiss class-action, or group, suits claiming economic losses related to sudden acceleration.