U.S. Will Look at Sudden Acceleration Complaints Involving 500,000 Tesla Vehicles January 17, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it will review a petition asking the agency to...
Pedal Error Causing Preventable Accidents July 17, 2015 Nearly 16,000 preventable crashes occur each year due to pedal error – when a driver mistakes the gas pedal for...
Toyota Wins First Sudden-Acceleration Trial Over Fatal Accident October 11, 2013 By Edvard Pettersson and Valerie Reitman Toyota Motor Corp. wasn’t responsible for an accident that killed a 66-year-old woman who crashed her 2006 Camry into a...
Toyota Acceleration Defect Caused Deaths and Injury, Lawyer Says October 9, 2013 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Janice Smith A defect in a Toyota Motor Corp. Camry caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate, leading to an accident that left...
Toyota Must Face Trial in Federal Sudden-Acceleration Case October 8, 2013 By Edvard Pettersson and Bill Callahan Toyota Motor Corp. must go to trial in federal court over a lawsuit blaming a Camry driver’s accident and injuries...
Toyota Settlement May Signal Future Legal Strategy January 21, 2013 By GREG RISLING As Toyota Motor Corp. chips away at settling lawsuits claiming its vehicles suddenly accelerate, the question remains whether attorneys who...
Panel Backs U.S. Finding on Toyota, Recommends Steps January 19, 2012 By John Crawley A scientific panel backed a U.S. government finding that electronic software played no role in sudden acceleration of Toyota vehicles,...
Judge Tosses Toyota Case Due to Damage Threshold October 3, 2011 A federal judge in California has dismissed a case against Toyota Motor Corp. that was supposed to be the first...