Toyota Woes Could Lead to Stronger Oversight
The problems that lead to Toyota recalls may prompt Congress to strengthen oversight over the auto industry. Rep. Henry Waxman, who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee said that ultimately...
View ArticleClass Actions Say Toyota Knew of Problems in 2003
Even people who don’t like lawyers or lawsuits have to appreciate what they sometimes can yield. When the plaintiff deposes the other side, in this case Toyota, it can find out all sorts of things that...
View ArticleToyota Sudden Acceleration Liability Downplayed
It was just this spring when the news headlines were full of stories about runaway Toyotas that had caused personal and property injury and wrongful deaths. A panel from Carnegie Mellon University,...
View ArticleToyota Report on Recalls Points to Internal Problems with Automaker
After many unexplained dangerous and defective runaway Toyotas, some of which ended in death and injury, the automaker created its own seven-member panel to take two years to investigate what led to...
View ArticleNHTSA Fines Toyota Record $17.4 Million for Failing to Report Defect
Toyota has already paid more in fines assessed by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) than any other automaker. In what is a record setting new fine, the beleaguered auto...
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