Toyota is dealt another legal setback (conspiracy to hide and destroy evidence in product liability)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: LA Times

By Ken Bensinger,

An arbitrator has ruled that a former Toyota Motor Corp. attorney can use internal company documents to press his claim that he was hired to "plan and carry out discovery fraud" on behalf of the company.

The ruling, which comes over objections from the automaker that the documents were privileged, did not determine whether Toyota committed such fraud. Instead, the decision found that former Toyota attorney Dimitrios Biller could use internal e-mails, test reports, memos and other documents as evidence in the case.

The ruling is the second legal setback for Toyota in the last two weeks.

Snip: Biller's suit, filed in July 2009 and now in arbitration, accuses Toyota of a conspiracy to hide and destroy evidence in product liability suits, including during the time he managed rollover lawsuits for the company.


Read more: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0910-toyota-case-20100910,0,3956185.story

[Mnpaul]

1. Toyota is trying their hardest to get their hands on a car in Mn

A person was convicted of manslaughter after his Toyota ran out of control and killed three people. He conviction was later overturned and now Toyota is demanding the car.

[amandabeech]

2. What a bunch of nice folks Toyota is.

They seem to view themselves as gods, much like the folks on WAll Steet.

I just love them all!!!!:sarcasm:

[Codeine]

3. DU Toyota apologists in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . nt

[defendandprotect]

4. K&R

[woo me with science]

5. Good news.

Shine the light.