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April 12, 2010
JPML Announces Consolidation of Toyota Litigation
The JPML has ordered a consolidation of more than 200 lawsuits against Toyota before Judge James Selma in the Central District of California. This order combines the personal injury lawsuits with class actions alleging economic damages.
The order is available here.
As I have argued previously in the context of the 9/11 cases and Hurricane Katrina litigation, consolidating these lawsuits around such a loosely defined event, here, the acceleration problems, might not necessarily be the most efficient or just way of handling such mass tort litigation.
RJE
April 12, 2010 in Class Actions, Current Affairs, Federal Courts, Mass Torts, MDLs | Permalink
