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California sues Toyota for faults

BBC News -- Prosecutors in California are suing Toyota, claiming the Japanese carmaker sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles that it knew had defects.
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The world's largest carmaker has recalled millions of vehicles because of problems accelerating and braking.
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Regulators have linked five deaths to crashes allegedly caused by accelerator problems and are investigating dozens of others.

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Submitted Mar 13, 2010 By: Hamish

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remay Champion Author Houston Posts:2,237 Points:1,156,940 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 12:48:41 PM Ignore remay Report Abuse If the big "T" was actually SELLING the vehicles with the known problem, than maybe there is a case. I expect a "new" vehicle to have all the KNOWN fixes done to it BEFORE I buy it.
CobraLeader Champion Author New Jersey Posts:248,232 Points:1,135,700 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 12:23:16 AM Ignore CobraLeader Report Abuse ... How about lawsuits for the American car makers also? ...
Night Owl Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,735 Points:836,040 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:50:03 PM Ignore Night Owl Report Abuse Of course. Toyota's former lawyer wanted to release the documents proving that Toyota knew about the problems, but Toyota stopped him.
Jarod13 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,885 Points:639,475 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:46:23 PM Ignore Jarod13 Report Abuse Is the state of California attempting to have the state's deficit be paid off by Toyota? This comes as no surprise, since California is the most liberal-thinking state in the country. If they could make a dime by suing God Almighty, they would!
RobRD Champion Author Alberta Posts:3,828 Points:896,020 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:30:58 PM Ignore RobRD Report Abuse Another headline for Toyota.
SBlouch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:4,884 Points:1,050,285 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:42:55 PM Ignore SBlouch Report Abuse California needs the money, so why not sue Toyota. Too bad they never sued American car makers.
beachbumCA Champion Author Riverside Posts:4,069 Points:767,500 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:00:35 PM Ignore beachbumCA Report Abuse Big PR problem for Mr. T.
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:3,139 Points:621,580 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:55:54 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse this should be the first of 50 suits!
kidrockTX Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:3,854 Points:508,370 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:52:58 PM Ignore kidrockTX Report Abuse they need to be sued and put out of the U.S.
lross94 Veteran Author Lexington Posts:279 Points:488,110 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:50:01 PM Ignore lross94 Report Abuse Blackhorse, maybe they should change the name of the state of California to the stuff that goes in the toilet. Toyota runs their company a million times better than the politicians run the state of California.
k2kipp All-Star Author Minnesota Posts:800 Points:403,130 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:48:39 PM Ignore k2kipp Report Abuse Sick of Toyota trash
Gerardtd Veteran Author Toronto Posts:358 Points:173,965 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:48:18 PM Ignore Gerardtd Report Abuse Toyota should drop the ball, suing won't stop until they won't have anything.
unclearquest1 Rookie Author St. Louis Posts:61 Points:5,970 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:46:42 PM Ignore unclearquest1 Report Abuse and the price of gas is still way to high!!!!
DEG Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:12,823 Points:2,547,205 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:45:00 PM Ignore DEG Report Abuse California has been a sue happy state for quite some time.
divebomber Champion Author Nebraska Posts:1,229 Points:844,980 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:40:37 PM Ignore divebomber Report Abuse Old news, however CA needs the $$$$$$$$$$$$.
egd Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:4,060 Points:1,333,735 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:39:45 PM Ignore egd Report Abuse okay???
RedRam2005 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,554 Points:602,575 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:34:05 PM Ignore RedRam2005 Report Abuse Toyota should move out of California
jarrjazz1 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:2,189 Points:446,240 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:33:54 PM Ignore jarrjazz1 Report Abuse hang in there toyota!
MyVue08 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,944 Points:446,210 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:29:05 PM Ignore MyVue08 Report Abuse Duplicate Information!!
BlackHorse Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,454 Points:618,785 Joined:Dec 2002	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:26:01 PM Ignore BlackHorse Report Abuse thye should change the company name to toilet
jimgraham Champion Author Akron Posts:5,331 Points:1,005,830 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:24:03 PM Ignore jimgraham Report Abuse Thats it, get even with Toyota for closing the plant there!!! That will teach them....
plebe2001de Champion Author Delaware Posts:1,072 Points:220,640 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:20:01 PM Ignore plebe2001de Report Abuse But the state should give the money the get back to the people.
niceguytx Champion Author Houston Posts:8,958 Points:1,748,750 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:19:40 PM Ignore niceguytx Report Abuse I am surprised.
VDubBill Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,005 Points:486,920 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:19:39 PM Ignore VDubBill Report Abuse California needs the money. Now if they could get $60-billion they'd be set. [Edited by: VDubBill at 3/13/2010 9:22:31 PM EST]
plebe2001de Champion Author Delaware Posts:1,072 Points:220,640 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:19:02 PM Ignore plebe2001de Report Abuse Go get them and show whether they knew about their problems or not. [Edited by: plebe2001de at 3/13/2010 9:19:12 PM EST]
esorsd Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,087 Points:692,050 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:13:47 PM Ignore esorsd Report Abuse old news.
camel1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:3,795 Points:1,329,550 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:10:20 PM Ignore camel1 Report Abuse So have GM, Ford and Chrysler
ARROWHEAD Sophomore Author Detroit Posts:113 Points:838,670 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:05:36 PM Ignore ARROWHEAD Report Abuse Old, old old news.
arinkrat17 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,492 Points:364,565 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:04:11 PM Ignore arinkrat17 Report Abuse sick and tired of hearing about Toyota and what about gas prices?
TXGasPriceSpy Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:2,686 Points:504,520 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:03:33 PM Ignore TXGasPriceSpy Report Abuse It's all very interesting. We'll see what finally happens.
ThatHunt Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,610 Points:1,226,705 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:00:03 PM Ignore ThatHunt Report Abuse Go Arnold!
VTROCK Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,982 Points:425,805 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:56:58 PM Ignore VTROCK Report Abuse Leave it to California to jump on an opportunity to squeeze money out of a business even though it will never get to the people that may have been impacted by Toyota's actions,
snofog All-Star Author Seattle Posts:623 Points:92,655 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:54:13 PM Ignore snofog Report Abuse Huh.
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:4,162 Points:811,750 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:49:33 PM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse This was going to happen! It is a little late for a lawsuite, but with the economy in this condition, the practice of law is going to be a bit lower.
rugbyphil Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:13,766 Points:2,551,195 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:48:22 PM Ignore rugbyphil Report Abuse you can count on California to sue somebody, anybody....that mentality has driven them into bankruptcy
us412 Champion Author Arkansas Posts:13,510 Points:1,458,970 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:46:46 PM Ignore us412 Report Abuse CA can spend all the money in the world if they could get their hands on it and this is another gold mine for them, they hope.
mplato Champion Author Columbia Posts:4,236 Points:1,015,685 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:42:28 PM Ignore mplato Report Abuse getting someone else to pay for CA's mistakes in not stopping the spending spree.
cheap2010skate Champion Author Tampa Posts:1,086 Points:121,845 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:39:08 PM Ignore cheap2010skate Report Abuse Prosecutors are also known as state attorneys. They work for the State of California. I come from a family of attorneys and I say, "Good for them for suing the pants off Toyota!" I think the prosecutors are doing the right thing here. If prosecutors, who are paid for by state taxes, don't look out for the common people, who will?
ModelWarships Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,896 Points:457,040 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:36:26 PM Ignore ModelWarships Report Abuse they need the money.
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:1,347 Points:511,070 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:36:16 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse Orange County D.A. suing, citizens killed
OGW Champion Author London Posts:1,351 Points:670,865 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:34:17 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse Doesn't California sue anybody and everything?
subnuke Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,793 Points:564,875 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:32:21 PM Ignore subnuke Report Abuse Blood in the water.
brus282 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:4,626 Points:943,225 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:26:41 PM Ignore brus282 Report Abuse keep hammering toyota while they are down, the media will come to their aid very soon to tell us how they are once again better than anything american, WRONG!
LoneGuy Champion Author Lansing Posts:3,633 Points:1,359,175 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:21:51 PM Ignore LoneGuy Report Abuse Maybe California is like lawyers who look for someone with money to get a payday from. Maybe one way to get them out of financial chaos.
epf Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,592 Points:925,035 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:09:30 PM Ignore epf Report Abuse This is very unfair. I wish I could give this article a negative vote.
ziyulu Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:3,470 Points:650,225 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:04:56 PM Ignore ziyulu Report Abuse This article is misleading. According to the title, it looks like the state of California is suing Toyota.
Art48 Champion Author Sacramento Posts:2,451 Points:81,290 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:54:21 PM Ignore Art48 Report Abuse scrounger - Neutral is a hard concept to visualize. ;-)
Yonkers111 Champion Author Scranton Posts:6,328 Points:536,820 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:53:42 PM Ignore Yonkers111 Report Abuse Sue the geezers who confuse the peddles.
Art48 Champion Author Sacramento Posts:2,451 Points:81,290 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:51:05 PM Ignore Art48 Report Abuse Did they sue Ford when they sold cars and trucks with ignitions that might cause fires, or tires that failed? Me thinks they are going overboard.
scrounger Champion Author Vancouver Posts:8,439 Points:2,242,590 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:44:27 PM Ignore scrounger Report Abuse why not sue drivers for "stupidity" in not knowing where neutral is in their gearshift