A Los Angeles judge has tentatively scheduled the nation’s first trial against Toyota over its sudden acceleration defects for April 2012. Meanwhile, a federal judge tossed out the leading bellwether case in a related multidistrict litigation proceeding.
Los Angeles County, Calif., Superior Court Judge Anthony Mohr, who is overseeing more than 100 cases filed in California state court against Toyota Motor Corp., ruled on Sept. 30 that a class action brought in part by Orange County, Calif., District Attorney Tony Rackauckas would be among the first to go to trial to run concurrently with unspecified additional bellwether cases. He invited briefs regarding what those cases would be.
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