Toyota Recall Accident Lawyer Eyes Halted Sales of Lexus SUV with Interest
Troubles continue to mount for the Toyota Motor Company with the latest news that Consumer Reports issued a rare Do Not Buy recommendation for 2010 models of the Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicle. The popular product rating publication reported that the model’s handling problems could lead to rollover accidents if the driver made sharp turns. Toyota, owner of the Lexus line of luxury vehicles, suspended sales of the GS 460 to conduct its own tests on the luxury SUV’s reported tendency to roll over when making sharp turns.
Toyota Found to Routinely Engage in Deceptive Tactics in Lawsuits
An Associated Press investigation has found that Toyota Motor Company, the world’s biggest automaker currently struggling with the largest recall in company history, has routinely engaged in “questionable, evasive and deceptive” legal tactics in lawsuits against it. The AP claims that it is common practice for the company to claim that it doesn’t have information that it has been ordered to provide and routinely ignores court orders to supply important documents. The AP reviewed litigation against the company for a variety of complaints in addition to the sticking gas pedal problems that the company is currently addressing with a recall.
Feds Considering More Fines Over Toyota’s Handling of Recall
Government safety regulators are thinking about levying additional fines against Toyota Motor Corporation for failing to alert them in a timely manner about sticking gas pedals. The fines would be in addition to the previously announced $16.4 million penalty announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently. The NHTSA sent Toyota a letter notifying the company of the possibility of additional fines when it learned of internal Toyota memos that proved company officials knew of two separate defects in the accelerator pedals.
Toyota Pays Record Fine But Admits No Wrongdoing
After waiting until the deadline to make their decision, Toyota Motor Corporation has decided to pay the $16.4 million fine handed down by the Department of Transportation but formally denied any allegations that it had broken the law. The U.S. DOT fined the automaker and said that “by failing to report known safety problems as it is required to do under the law, Toyota put consumers at risk.” Toyota recall accident lawyer James O. Cunningham and other attorneys have been watching developments in this case very closely.
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Toyota Recall Accident Lawyer Eyes Record Toyota Fine with Interest
With Toyota Motor Company’s quality control, safety and legal problems continuing to worsen, the world’s largest automaker suffered a new setback recently with the announcement that the federal government has hit the company with a huge fine. The Transportation Department recently issued the record $16.4 million fine to the company for hiding a “dangerous defect” and failing to act in a timely manner to alert regulators to safety problems in several of its models. Toyota is reportedly weighing its options and must decide whether to accept the fine, which would amount to admitting that they did something wrong or contesting the fine and taking on even more negative publicity.
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Toyota Recall News: NHTSA calls in NASA to Check Toyota Electronic Throttle Systems
As concern and scrutiny continue to build over the Toyota safety issues that have sparked a massive recall, the U.S. Department of Transportation is bringing in the big guns, asking for help from America’s “astronaut engineers” at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Read the rest »
Toyota Recall News: Toyota Sales Rebound in March
As American communities start to see the first signs of spring, Toyota is seeing its own “green shoots” as it starts to recover from what may end up being the biggest recall of its kind in modern history. Read the rest »
Central Florida Law Enforcement Campaign: Click It or Ticket
If you’re one of the few people who still don’t buckle a seat belt when driving or riding in a car, truck or SUV, it’s going to cost you. Florida law enforcement officials at the state, county and locals levels are cracking down on drivers disobeying seat belt laws. The Click It or Ticket campaign, which officially ran from March 1 to 15, but is still vigorously enforced, has resulted in 37,000 traffic tickets written, 6,500 of them for failing to buckle up.
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Bike Week Founder’s Legacy Carries On
A well-known local Harley-Davidson dealership owner may be gone now, but his legacy endures at Bike Week. The annual festival Bruce Rossmeyer founded draws tens of thousands of bikers and bike enthusiasts to Daytona Beach. Family members have taken on the task of running the family business, and they are taking the helm of organizing and promoting the Bike Week event and showcasing the family’s dealerships, Destination Daytona.
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