The bumpy ride toward the first trial against Toyota over sudden acceleration claims got bumpier when a Los Angeles judge told lead plaintiffs lawyers to tear up the complaints in their proposed bellwether cases and suggested that a wrongful death case might have a higher priority.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Anthony Mohr, overseeing about 100 cases filed against Toyota Motor Corp. in state courts in California, has insisted that the first trial in the litigation occur in 2012 — ahead of any other Toyota case in the country.

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