Toyota Recall Attorney

In the wake of the recent Toyota recalls covering over 8 million vehicles and counting as well as numerous fatalities and injury accidents, litigation has been filed in various states against the giant automaker and more is expected in the near future. In cases like these, where the Defendant is a corporation, the Plaintiff often has a choice as to…

With the list of recalled Toyota manufactured vehicles continuing to climb, the number of accidents and fatalities that may be attributed to those vehicles continues to climb as well. To date, there are close to 50 deaths and hundreds of injuries that may be caused by Toyota manufactured vehicles. As more vehicles are added to the list, and investigations continue…

Toyota, the automaker giant, was back in the news this past week when they agreed not to appeal the $16.4 million fine levied by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The fine, the largest on record against an automaker, was the maximum fine allowed under current federal law. Toyota could have protested the fine and chosen to battle it out with…

Automobiles can be as deadly as they are familiar. Numerous studies have shown that thousands of die each year in motor vehicle accidents and many of them are the result of defective automobiles. The manufacturers of automobiles have a legal and ethical duty to make vehicles that are safe which means they must be capable of protecting the occupants in…

On April 19, 2010 Toyota announced that it would conduct a safety recall voluntarily on about 9,400 2010 Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicles in an effort to update the software that is contained in the vehicle’s Vehicle Stability Control system. Owners of other Scion, Lexus, or Toyota vehicles need not be concerned with this recall. The Vehicle Stability Control…

After an extensive investigation by the United States government and its regulatory agencies, the government ordered the Toyota to pay a record $16.4 million fine for failing to disclose the gas pedal problems in a timely manner as required under the rules and regulations of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The fine is the largest fine of its…

Toyota Motor Corporation said Monday that it will not contest the record $16.4 million dollars in fines levied by United States safety regulators because the company did not inform the proper authorities as soon as it knew of problems with defective accelerator pedals in a number of its cars. The fines are the result of controversy surrounding the 8.5 million-and…

In lieu of the three recent Toyota recalls, many people are asking what legal options they may have if they have been injured in an accident involving a recalled vehicle, according to Los Angeles personal injury attorney Emery Ledger of Ledger & Associates. With over 8.5 million vehicles recalled in three separate recalls over the last six months, the number…

With over eight million vehicles involved in the three recent Toyota recalls, the world is waiting to see whether Toyota steps up to the plate and does what is legally required of them – fix the problems. Just last week, Toyota Motor Corporation’s president, Akio Toyoda, testified in front of congressional leaders in Washington D.C., and assured them, and the…