Product Liability Lawyer Blog
In 2010, Toyota vehicles began accelerating unintentionally, causing the company to stop production and sales of eight vehicle models and to recall 2.3 million vehicles. Toyota’s reputation was damaged and the company has been subject to many lawsuits both from plaintiffs who were injured or who lost family members, and from plaintiffs who experienced a decline in the resale value of the vehicles. 
Our Boston defective products lawyers know that Toyota can be held responsible if it is found that their products were dangerous when used as intended and caused harm to plaintiffs. Now, Toyota has suffered the first loss in court in an unintended acceleration case, which prompted Toyota to then settle several claims after the jury awarded $3 million to a plaintiff in an unattended acceleration case.
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