Well, if you thought you were in the clear with crazy vehicles running out of control due to “sticky gas pedals” or floor mat problems because you luckily didn’t own a Toyota or Lexus, don’t count your chickens before...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on August 22, 2010 11:18 PM
A Las Vegas woman has brought suit against a familiar company, that has had a considerable amount written about it in this blog, the Toyota Motor Corp. The woman has also named a Toyota dealership after her husband was killed...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on August 8, 2010 4:03 PM
Toyota has issued a recall for approximately 372,000 Toyota Avalon sedans due to potential steering problems. The recall affects Avalons from the 2000-2004 model years and stems from an “improper casting of the steering lock bar.” The steering lock bar...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on August 1, 2010 5:07 PM
Over a dozen lawsuits filed over defective brakes on the Toyota Prius may be consolidated before a single judge in multidistrict litigation (MDL). The lawsuits seek to recover for economic damages, i.e. the loss in retail value of a car...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on July 20, 2010 5:01 PM
The ever increasing amount of damages sustained and customers disappointed by both BP and Toyota’s recent actions has reignited the debate on tort reform, with many saying that cases like these demonstrate reasons to oppose liability caps. Scott Stroud, from...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on July 12, 2010 4:44 PM
Toyota recently announced that about 270,000 cars, including some Lexus sedans, have potentially faulty engines that could stall while driving. The engine problems affect multiple models, including the Lexus LS460 as we previously reported. Although current model year vehicles aren't...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on July 11, 2010 7:40 PM
As the news of more Lexus problems develops, Toyota is considering a second Lexus recall in as many days. The Lexus LS460 might be recalled because of a potential for the engine to stall. The engine may stall while the...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on June 30, 2010 3:58 PM
The wave of Toyota recent recalls grew larger Saturday as the company was forced to recall of 17,000 Lexus HS 250h sedans due to their potential to leak fuel and potentially catch fire during rear-end collisions . The problem now...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on June 29, 2010 2:00 PM
A yet to be identified man was killed yesterday in a motor vehicle accident in the 6200 block of Hanses Drive, Louisville, KY, on Thursday 6/17/2010. The accident occurred around 6:00 p.m. on Hanses Drive between Poplar Level Road and...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on June 18, 2010 12:44 PM
Toyota may not be the only auto manufacturer with a sudden acceleration / stuck gas pedal problem. A 2008 Chevy Equinox SUV driven by a woman with her two young twin daughters in the back reached speeds of 90 mph...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on June 13, 2010 11:11 PM
Chrysler has issued a recall for almost 600,000 vehicles due to various safety concerns. The recall covers 2008-2009 Chysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravans, 2007-2010 Jeep Wranglers, and 2007 Dodge Caliber and Jeep Compass vehicles, Reuters reports. The...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on June 10, 2010 6:00 AM
The Louisville Courier Journal is reporting that a Louisville woman has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Toyota, claiming that a sudden acceleration event in a 2000 Camry led to a wreck last year that killed her teenage son. In particular,...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on June 9, 2010 9:14 AM
Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Selna gave Toyota 30 days to turn over roughly 125,000 pages of internal documents from previous investigations of complaints about its cars accelerating out of control. Toyota fought turning over the documents but with this...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on June 5, 2010 6:00 AM
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that sudden acceleration problems stemming from defective Toyota vehicles could have been responsible for as many as 89 deaths over the last decade. Previously only 52 deaths had been suspected, the Associated Press...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on May 26, 2010 6:00 AM
I have previously posted about event data recorders (EDR), also known as black boxes, and their role in the ongoing Toyota recall investigation and litigation. Now, it appears that Congress may pass an auto safety bill, which includes a provision...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on May 22, 2010 6:00 PM
Toyota has paid the largest civil penalty assessed by the government against a car company, the New York Times reports. Due to a sluggish response to sudden acceleration problems, Toyota has been assessed a $16.4 million fine. The Department of...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on May 21, 2010 6:00 AM
Just as they would likely do at trial, Toyota officials sought to attack the credibility of witnesses who testified before Congress about the sudden acceleration problems faced by some Toyota vehicles. Toyota has been faced with a legal and public...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on May 18, 2010 6:00 AM
A large portion of the 320 lawsuits filed over the Toyota acceleration problems are by individuals claiming that Toyota's recent mechanical troubles diminished the resale value of their vehicles. If recent Toyota sales are any indicator, they may be right....
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on May 17, 2010 3:30 PM
U.S. District Judge Selna has set a tentative framework so that recently consolidated lawsuits involving the sudden acceleration problems of Toyota vehicles may proceed. Numerous lawsuits have been filed against Toyota by owners seeking compensation for injury due to sudden...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on May 16, 2010 2:36 PM
Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones PLC attorney Brian D. Cook has filed another case in a Multi District Litigation (commonly referred to as MDL’s) action against the manufacturers and distributors of Hydroxycut. To read a copy of the Complaint,...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on May 9, 2010 10:03 PM
In what is becoming a monthly trend the Toyota Motor Company has issued yet another safety recall. Last month the auto giant announced it was recalling approximately 50,000 2003 Sequoia’s due to issues with sudden, unexpected braking or slowing caused...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on May 2, 2010 4:46 PM
Toyota will pay a record $16.4 million fine because of its perceived “slow” response to one of the first issued the automotive giant faced: sticking gas pedals. The fins, which is the largest amount allowed to be levied against the...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on April 25, 2010 4:44 PM
600,000 Toyota Sienna minivans are being recalled the vehicle manufacturer announced last week. The Sienna are being recalled in the United States to address rusting spare tire cables that could break and create a road hazard. The popular Sienna is...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on April 18, 2010 2:29 PM
State Farm Insurance, and other insurance companies, are in a unique position when it comes to recognizing trends and patterns regarding car wrecks. As one of the biggest, if not the biggest, auto insurers in the country, State Farm...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on April 18, 2010 1:03 PM
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the government regulatory agency responsible for keeping our roads safe and auto manufacturers honest, has tied 52 deaths to accelerator-related crashes as of now. Consumer groups and attorneys involved in litigation with Toyota...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on April 12, 2010 11:10 PM
Have you ever heard of triclosan? Probably not, but according to recent reports by the Associated Press, you probably should learn about it. Triclosan is a very common ingredient (chemical) found in many consumer products like toothpaste and antibacterial...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on April 11, 2010 8:24 PM
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that it intends to fine Toyota for failing to disclose the sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) problem that is now the subject of a massive recall. The $16.4 million fine against Toyota, which...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on April 7, 2010 12:36 PM
In a follow-up to the continuing saga of Toyota Motor Co.’s ongoing issues involving problems with the popular brand new data was released late last month that seems to show that the vehicle manufacturer’s “fixes” are not working as well...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on April 3, 2010 10:41 AM
The state of California has fired what could be the first of many shots taken against the Toyota Motor Company by state Attorney General’s offices. An Orange County prosecutor filed the first consumer protection lawsuit related to Toyota Motor Corp.'s...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on March 28, 2010 2:55 PM
Toyota's lobbyists claimed last year to have saved the company $100 million by staving off a 2007 U.S. government investigation into acceleration problems. Toyota and federal agency officials dismissed this claim as an just boasting. But, a closer look at...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on March 22, 2010 1:45 AM
In what is shaping up to be an “adversarial” type investigation into the Toyota Motor Corporation it has been revealed that in 2007 Toyota's Washington lobbyists used as material to brag to their new Japanese boss that they have saved...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on March 21, 2010 4:41 PM
The Orange County (California) District Attorney filed a lawsuit against Toyota based on consumer protection law violations. It alleges that Toyota knowingly sold thousands of vehicles that had the potential for sudden unintended acceleration. This, the lawsuit alleges, constitutes a...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on March 20, 2010 8:02 PM
In yet another blow to Toyota Motor Company’s suffering reputation for quality and safety the company has announced another world-wide recall of its popular Prius model. The recall follows the announcement by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) that...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on March 14, 2010 2:27 PM
In recent news, and in what could be devastating to Toyota Motor Co.’s efforts to reassure the public about the safety of its vehicles, a university professor now claims to have been able to independently duplicate the sudden acceleration phenomenon...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on March 7, 2010 5:04 PM
Owners of Toyotas who have had their vehicles repaired after being recalled have complained to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that they have continued to experience sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) after the repair. This information adds fuel to the...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on March 4, 2010 8:19 AM
We've posted before about Toyota bragging about saving money and showing more concern about profits instead of people. Now, another story has surfaced documenting that Toyota's success in blocking a 2008 recall of its Sienna model, linked by NHTSA to...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on March 2, 2010 12:17 AM
The Toyota recall woes continue for the company. Now, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which is located in Manhattan, have issued grand jury summonses to Toyota signaling the launch of a criminal investigation...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on March 1, 2010 12:03 AM
Toyota still refused to admit last week at congressional hearings that electronics are the cause of, or at least play a role in, the sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) defect that is the subject of the massive recall. This despite an...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on March 1, 2010 12:00 AM
An internal Toyota memo has surfaced through the recent congressional hearings documenting officials' claims that the company saved $100 million by negotiating a limited recall of floor mats with the U.S. government in some Toyota and Lexus models. The heading...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 27, 2010 4:33 PM
Vanessa Cantley, partner at Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones PLC, was in the news again last week after being asked by WAVE 3, Louisville's NBC affiliate, to discuss the recent Toyota recall. Vanessa advised owners of any recalled Toyota: Do...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 21, 2010 9:20 PM
Much like airplanes, many cars and trucks have black boxes that record data. They are formally referred to as event data recorders (EDR). The information they record includes vehicle and engine speeds; and brake, accelerator and throttle positions. This data...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 21, 2010 1:50 PM
On February 18, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it is formally launching an investigation into approximately 500,000 2009-2010 Toyota Corolla vehicles. The half million vehicle probe follows receipt of over 160 complaints of steering problems. These drivers...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 21, 2010 1:26 PM
According to news reports, the U.S. government has received new complaints that bring to 34 the total number of alleged deaths in Toyota vehicles due to sudden acceleration since 2000. The government has received complaints during the past three weeks...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 20, 2010 7:17 AM
Rather, the attorney, Dimitrios Biller, claims that the electronic throttle control is to blame. If true, it would mean that Toyota may have engaged in a massive cover-up of the reason for the failure of its vehicles.
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 14, 2010 4:58 PM
One of the more interesting facets of the recent recall drama for Toyota and Lexus is the role that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTHSA) has played in the reporting and investigation of complaints by consumers. The NTHSA’s website...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 14, 2010 4:40 PM
Toyota Motor Company., Inc, made the announcement last week that it will now recall and inspect the front drive shaft on certain 2010 model year Tacoma 4WD trucks. The Tacoma had not been named as one of the models that...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 14, 2010 4:09 PM
On Friday, Wave Television 3, in Louisville, KY interviewed Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones partner Vanessa Cantley, about the Toyota Recalls. Cantley expressed concern for Toyota recall model owners and the need to get their cars checked out even if...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 14, 2010 1:51 PM
Here is a list of vehicle models involved in the recalls - Floor Mat and/or Pedal Recall: 2005-2010 Avalon 2009-2010 RAV4 2007-2010 Camry 2008-2010 Sequoia 2009-2010 Corolla 2005-2010 Tacoma 2008-2010 Highlander 2007-2010 Tundra 2009-2010 Matrix 2009-2010 VENZA 2004-2009 Prius 2010...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 12, 2010 8:21 AM
In an update to a previous post, Toyota has now issued a worldwide recall of around 437,000 Prius and other hybrids. The focus of the recall is to fix the braking system of the vehicles. Drivers have been complaining and...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 9, 2010 12:06 PM
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) announced it is launching an investigation into alleged and reported braking issues with the Toyota Prius, specifically the 2010 model. The DOT has received 124 complaints about loss of braking capability for no reason at...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 7, 2010 5:19 PM
It has recently come to light that ever since the year 2003 Toyota has seen hundreds of drivers' complaints about unwanted acceleration of their Toyotas, six inconclusive federal investigations, multiple reports of deaths and repeated denials from the automaker that...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 7, 2010 4:50 PM
Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones class action lawyer Larry Jones says, "A class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky seeking recovery for economic damages related to the recent Toyota accelerator...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 3, 2010 8:57 PM
Thought it was just Toyota that was having trouble with its vehicles and injuring people in Louisville, Kentucky? Think again. It looks like rival Japanese automaker Honda is having some recall troubles of its own. The New York Times...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on February 1, 2010 12:10 AM
As we have been reporting here, Toyota recently announced recalls of 2.3 million vehicles due to reports of its accelerator pads sticking. On Saturday, Todd Allen of Louisville was hospitalized with serious injuries following a crash in his 2010 Toyota...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on January 31, 2010 9:21 PM
Toyota Motor Corp extended its safety recall of millions of its most popular cars to Europe and China on Thursday. This adds to the growing list of problems felt by the auto-maker, whose recall in North America alone has caused...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on January 31, 2010 5:16 PM
Shares of Toyota Stock fell by more than 4% today on the Japanese Stock Exchange after Toyota announced it would halt production of 8 vehicles due to safety concerns related to gas peddle/accelerator peddles sticking, which could cause the vehicles...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on January 27, 2010 10:07 AM
Toyota Motors issued a recall Thursday, which will affect 2.3 million of its automobiles. The company issued the recall after it was found that accelerator pads could stick, causing the vehicles to unintentionally speed up. Toyota's recall covers auto and...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on January 24, 2010 11:42 PM
A wreck on I-65 at the Jackson-Scott County line in Indiana this morning killed one man and injured four others. Indiana State Police are reporting that 63 year-old Charles E. Hoaglan of North Vernon, Indiana, was driving north on I-65...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on January 10, 2010 5:59 PM
Louisville Metro Police officers apparently fired several shots at a man who they say drove through an accident scene earlier today, allegedly endangering their safety. In the early morning hours a woman driving a pickup truck was involved in an...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on December 13, 2009 11:09 PM
Sellersburg, Indiana police are reporting that a fatal accident this afternoon shut down I-65 South near the 32-mile marker. A red Ford pickup driven by 30 year-old Jennifer Just was northbound on I-65 when it rear-ended a 2003 Toyota pickup...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on December 13, 2009 8:23 PM
This is an update to the Toyota recall we've been covering here on the Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration refuses to join Toyota in ruling out defects other than in floor mats and gas pedals...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on December 2, 2009 6:47 PM
In a follow up to what had been previously reported in this blog, the Toyota Motor Corp. has recently announced it will fix the gas pedal on approximately four million vehicles in the U.S. The fix is to respond to...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on November 29, 2009 3:43 PM
In yet another crash on the road leading to the Horseshoe Casino in Floyd County Indiana, it is being reported that two men were killed and two passengers in the car with them were injured when a car crossed the...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on November 19, 2009 7:58 AM
Last Tuesday Night, two cars were involved in a car crash on State Road 111, just north of Horseshoe Casino, in Indiana. The accident occurred about 11:30 p.m., and involved a Dodge Neon and a Toyota Camry. The Driver of...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on November 18, 2009 1:29 PM
We've been covering the Toyota floor mat recall and wanted to pass along some new information. A crash caused by an out of control 2007 Toyota Camry that resulted in the death of the driver of another vehicle smashed...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on October 7, 2009 8:49 AM
Automaker Toyota and its luxury brand, Lexus, have recalled 3.8million vehicles due to a problem with the driver-side floor mats. In a statement put out by Toyota it is currently searching for a solution to the problem, but in the...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on October 4, 2009 4:41 PM
On September 18, 2009, we told you that Toyota ordered dealers to inspect floor mats in some of its vehicles. Now, we have an update for you as Toyota has issued a recall of 3.8 million vehicles to address the...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on September 30, 2009 9:40 PM
Four family members were killed near San Diego, CA on August 28, 2009 when the accelerator of the Lexus they were traveling in became stuck causing a loss of control. A California Highway Patrol officer was driving the vehicle when...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on September 18, 2009 8:10 AM
The Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader is reporting a fatal auto accident involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle in Wolfe County, Kentucky. According to the report, all three people involved in this tragic crash have died. The report sites Kentucky State...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on September 15, 2009 4:02 PM
Personal injury attorneys who handle crash-worthiness and other product liability injury and death claims have questioned the stability and roof strength of Toyota pickups and SUV's for years. Toyota has vigorously defended itself in litigation and has been relatively successful...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on September 5, 2009 4:22 PM
There was a deadly car accident on KY 54 in Daviess County (Henderson, Kentucky) this weekend. According to state police, Steven Sutton, operating a 1994 Pontiac Firebird, was traveling eastbound on KY 54, approximately two-tenths of a mile east of...
Posted in Kentucky Injury Lawyer Blog on July 27, 2009 4:44 PM
