After the car manufacturer had been accused of getting rid of lawsuit evidence, a United States judge ordered that lawyers, units, and employees of Toyota Motor Corp. preserve every document pertaining to the “crashworthiness” of its automobiles.
A United States district Judge, T. John Ward, wrote that “The court finds an immediate threat of irreparable harm in that, under the allegations, a threat exists that evidence material to this case would be destroyed or altered..”
This order from Ward is due to a federal lawsuit that was filed in Los Angeles in July by one of Toyota’s former in-house attorneys. Dimitrios Biller has made claims that the company destroyed evidence that could have been evidence for possible claims of personal injury. Families of collision victims that had already resolved their claims of product liability were then represented by a lawyer in Texas who sued the Toyota manufacturer.
Todd Tracy, an attorney from Dallas asked for permission from Ward to reopen the cases of his clients’ after Biller’s claims were brought to light, because the suits of some of his clients’ were dropped because evidence was lacking. He represents families of victims who have lost their life and those who have been paralyzed. Tracy has asked for unspecified sanctions and damages against Toyota on these families behalf.
In an email of a Toyota spokesman, Mike Michels, stated Toyota had no comment concerning Ward’s order. Toyota has stated that they meet all ethical and legal standards and have ‘acted appropriately’ in the way they manage claims of product liability and lawsuits.
On Sept. 17 as a response to the claims made by Bill, Michels stated “We remain confident that we have acted appropriately.”
Based on the lawsuit filed against Toyota in July, Biller stated that the illegal and unethical tasks that he was forced to do led to his resignation from Toyota and a mental breakdown that caused him to not to be able to work. When Biller left the manufacturing company in 2007, he obtained a settlement in the amount of $3.7 million dollars.
There has been a hearing that is set for Oct. 7, for Ward to make the decision whether or not to extend the order he has put in place. If you were injured and need a Toyota recall attorney, contact Ehline Law at 888-400-9721.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Orange County Fire Fighter Injured By Hit and Run Driver
December 9, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports an Orange County fire fighter was injured in a cross walk by a hit and run driver.
According to authorities a 38 year old Orange County fire fighter identified as Luke Perisin was struck by a hit and run driver that was traveling in the wrong direction. The accident took place on Saturday morning at Brooks and South Coast Highway.
Perisin was in a crosswalk at the time of the accident and when he was struck by a driver traveling the wrong way and was thrown approximately 50 feet.
The fire fighter was transported to Mission Hospital and was reported to have sustained serious injuries including head injuries, but were not life threatening.
According to police witnesses stated the vehicle identified as a white four door late model Toyota Pirus or Corolla. The Toyota had California plates and is believed to have front end damage and possibly a broken windshield and according to witnesses the driver did not stop after hitting the off duty fire fighter.
According to authorities a 38 year old Orange County fire fighter identified as Luke Perisin was struck by a hit and run driver that was traveling in the wrong direction. The accident took place on Saturday morning at Brooks and South Coast Highway.
Perisin was in a crosswalk at the time of the accident and when he was struck by a driver traveling the wrong way and was thrown approximately 50 feet.
The fire fighter was transported to Mission Hospital and was reported to have sustained serious injuries including head injuries, but were not life threatening.
According to police witnesses stated the vehicle identified as a white four door late model Toyota Pirus or Corolla. The Toyota had California plates and is believed to have front end damage and possibly a broken windshield and according to witnesses the driver did not stop after hitting the off duty fire fighter.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Palmdale Crash Kills 1—Critically Injures 2
November 30, 2009 (by Horatio Algren) According to reports and accident that occurred near Plamdale took the life of one person and critically injured two others.
The accident occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. according to California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball. According to Officer Kimball occurred in the vicinity of 116 Street and Pearblossom Highway in what is described as a T-bone collision.
The accident fatally injured a person in one vehicle and there were also two dogs that were fatally injured in the back seat of one of the vehicles. . There were two other people that were critically injured according to authorities that responded to the scene. The critically injured victims were transported to the hospital with what authorities stated was life threatening injuries.
The lanes of the Pearblossom Highway were closed with the exception of the westbound lanes and 116 Street was closed for over an hour.
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The accident occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. according to California Highway Patrol Officer Patrick Kimball. According to Officer Kimball occurred in the vicinity of 116 Street and Pearblossom Highway in what is described as a T-bone collision.
The accident fatally injured a person in one vehicle and there were also two dogs that were fatally injured in the back seat of one of the vehicles. . There were two other people that were critically injured according to authorities that responded to the scene. The critically injured victims were transported to the hospital with what authorities stated was life threatening injuries.
The lanes of the Pearblossom Highway were closed with the exception of the westbound lanes and 116 Street was closed for over an hour.
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