Toyota Must Face Unintended-Acceleration Claims, Judge Says
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Toyota Motor Corp. lost a bid to dismiss lawsuits by car owners alleging economic loss related to unintended acceleration when a federal judge overseeing the suits made final an order allowing the claims to go forward.
The Toyota owners contend the company drove down the value of their vehicles by failing to disclose or fix defects related to sudden acceleration. U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in Santa Ana, California, issued a final order May 13 following last month’s tentative order allowing the lawsuits to move ahead because the vehicle owners had properly pleaded loss or injury.