A wrongful death case hand-selected as the first to go to trial against Toyota Motor Corp. over alleged sudden acceleration defects might be delayed amid arguments over whether the dealership that serviced the vehicle should be included as a defendant.

The arguments between plaintiffs’ and defense counsel broke out during a hearing on Sept. 12. During the same hearing, plaintiffs’ attorneys suggested that the first class action to go before jurors would seek economic damages on behalf of just California consumers.

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