Toyota Federal District Court Decisions

Cross v. Toyota Motor Corporation et al

Filed: October 17, 2011 as 3:2010cv01179
Court: New York Northern District Court
Defendant: John Doe, State Farm Insurance Company, Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Plaintiff: Lawrence Cross
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

DECISION AND ORDER denying without prejudice Pltf's application to amend his complaint; granting Deft's 44 Motion to Dismiss and dismissing portions of Pltf's Second Amended Complaint. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas J. McAvoy on 10/17/2011. (amt) [Pltf served via reg. mail]

-FMO Alfen et al v. Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc et al

Filed: October 6, 2011 as 2:2011cv04143
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Tony Divino Toyota, Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Inc, Toyota Motor North America Inc, Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc
Plaintiff: Cameron Van Alfen, Casey Van Alfen, Charley Alton Jones, Makenna Lloyd, Mark Roundy, Sandra Jolene Jones, Shirlene Van Alfen, Travis Van Alfen
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Product Liability

ORDER by Judge James V. Selna GRANTING THE TOYOTA DEFENDANTS RULE 12(b)(1) MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION AND DISMISSING PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE 33 . (Case Terminated. Made JS-6.) (rrp)

Graves et al v. Toyota Motor Corporation et al

Filed: October 3, 2011 as 2:2009cv00169
Court: Mississippi Southern District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales USA
Plaintiff: Mary Graves, Wayne Graves
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER granting in part and denying in part Plaintiffs' 139 Motion to Exclude Proposed Expert Testimony of Lee Carr, P.E. Signed by District Judge Keith Starrett on October 3, 2011 (dsl)

Graves et al v. Toyota Motor Corporation et al

Filed: October 3, 2011 as 2:2009cv00169
Court: Mississippi Southern District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales USA
Plaintiff: Mary Graves, Wayne Graves
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendants' 133 Motion for Summary Judgment. The motion is granted on the issue of Graves' breach of warranty claims but is denied in all other respects. A separate judgment on the breach of warranty claims will be entered in accordance with Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Signed by District Judge Keith Starrett on October 3, 2011 (dsl)

Graves et al v. Toyota Motor Corporation et al

Filed: October 3, 2011 as 2:2009cv00169
Court: Mississippi Southern District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales USA
Plaintiff: Mary Graves, Wayne Graves
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER denying Defendants' 131 Motion to Exclude Testimony of Martha Bidez. Signed by District Judge Keith Starrett on October 3, 2011 (dsl)

Plaintiff v. Defendant

Filed: October 3, 2011 as 2:2010cv00273
Court: Kentucky Eastern District Court
Defendant: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Plaintiff: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER; 1)Def, LINA'a 16 MOTION to Dismiss is GRANTED; 2)Pla's long term disability benefits claim is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure to exhaust administrative remedies; 3)W/in 10 days from date of this Order, parties to file joint or individual status reports w/respect to how the Court should adjudicate the remaining claims.. Signed by Judge David L. Bunning on 10/3/11.(LST)cc: COR

Graves et al v. Toyota Motor Corporation et al

Filed: September 30, 2011 as 2:2009cv00169
Court: Mississippi Southern District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales USA
Plaintiff: Mary Graves, Wayne Graves
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER granting Plaintiffs' 127 Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony of Nathan Dorris. Signed by District Judge Keith Starrett on September 30, 2011 (dsl)

Graves et al v. Toyota Motor Corporation et al

Filed: September 30, 2011 as 2:2009cv00169
Court: Mississippi Southern District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales USA
Plaintiff: Mary Graves, Wayne Graves
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER granting Plaintiffs' 135 Motion to Exclude Opinion Evidence to be Offered by Lance Taylor and granting Plaintiffs' 137 Motion to Exclude Opinion Evidence to be Offered by David Smith. Signed by District Judge Keith Starrett on September 30, 2011 (dsl)

-SS Irina Gaal et al v. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.

Filed: September 19, 2011 as 2:2011cv02119
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Does, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
Plaintiff: Irina Gaal, Karl Gaal, Richard Kelly
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Product Liability

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: PARTIES' STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Suzanne H. Segal; The Court has received and considered the parties Joint Stipulation for Entry of Protective Order (the Protective Order). The Court is unable to adopt the Protective Order as stipulated to by the parties for the following reasons: First, a protective order must be narrowly tailored and cannot be overbroad. Second, the Protective Order does not establish the requisite good cause. …

-AJW IN RE TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION SECURITIES LITIGATION

Filed: August 31, 2011 as 2:2010cv00922
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Akio Toyoda, Fujio Cho, Irving A Miller, James E Lentz, III, Robert C Daly, Robert S Carter, Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America Inc, Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc, Yoshimi Inaba
Movant: Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, Global Institutional Investor Group, Harel Pia Mutual Fund, Institutional Investor Group, Judith W. Weinstein, Kathryn A. Squires, OMERS Administration Corporation, the administrator of the pension plans of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, William P. Condon
Plaintiff: Harry Stackhouse
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities/Exchanges

ORDER RE: JOINT STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER RE CONFIDENTIAL AND HIGHLYCONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION by Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Wistrich, re: Stipulation for Protective Order, 225 . (mz)

-KJN United States of America v. 2005 Toyota 4-Runner Truck et al

Filed: August 30, 2011 as 2:2011cv02272
Court: California Eastern District Court
Claimant: Wendi Gomez
Defendant: 2005 Toyota 4-Runner Truck, Apple 16GB IPAD, Approximately $1,193.00 in U.S. Currency
Plaintiff: United States of America
Nature of Suit: Other

APPLICATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 8/29/2011. The sentence at Part 4(d)(6) is hereby amended to read, pursuant to Rule G(5)(b): A statement that answers to the Complaint or a Motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("Fed. R. Civ. P.") must be filed and served w/in 21 days after the filing of the claims and, in the absence thereof, default may be entered and condemnation ordered. (Marciel, M)

-KJN United States of America v. 2005 Toyota 4-Runner Truck et al

Filed: August 29, 2011 as 2:2011cv02272
Court: California Eastern District Court
Claimant: Wendi Gomez
Defendant: 2005 Toyota 4-Runner Truck, Apple 16GB IPAD, Approximately $1,193.00 in U.S. Currency
Plaintiff: United States of America
Nature of Suit: Other

ORDER regarding issuance of Warrant for Arrest of Articles In Rem signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 8/29/2011. (Attachments: # 1 Warrant Issued) (Marciel, M)

Gray et al v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. et al

Filed: August 25, 2011 as 2:2010cv03081
Court: New York Eastern District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Plaintiff: Auto Partners, LLC, Sunrise Automotive, LLC, William S. Gray
Nature of Suit: Franchise

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting 14 Motion to Dismiss. For the foregoing reasons, Defendant's motion to dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiffs may file an Amended Complaint, in accordance with the rulings in this Order, within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. So Ordered by Judge Joanna Seybert on 8/25/11. C/ECF (Valle, Christine)

Romero et al v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. et al

Filed: August 23, 2011 as 1:2010cv21699
Court: Florida Southern District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Sales Corporation, U.S.A., Inc., Toyota Motors Corporation
Plaintiff: Ritzy Romero
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER requiring response to 54 First MOTION to Quash Subpoena filed by Non-Party Movant, A.C.S., Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge John J. O'Sullivan on 8/23/2011. (tro)

Lebowitz v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.

Filed: August 23, 2011 as 1:2011cv21798
Court: Florida Southern District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
Plaintiff: Walter Lebowitz
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability

ORDER requiring response to 23 MOTION to Quash or, in the Alternative, for Protective Order filed by Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge John J. O'Sullivan on 8/23/2011. (tro)

National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and Commercialization (NISTAC) v. Nissan North America, Inc. et al

Filed: August 23, 2011 as 2:2011cv11039
Court: Michigan Eastern District Court
Counter Claimant: Nissan Motor Co, Ltd., Nissan North America, Inc.
Counter Defendant: National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and Commercialization (NISTAC)
Defendant: American Honda Motor Co, Inc., Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., Nissan Motor Co, Ltd., Nissan North America, Inc., Subaru of America, Inc., Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
Plaintiff: National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and Commercialization (NISTAC)
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 29 defendants' Motion to Dismiss and granting 31 Motion to Compel. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (MBea)

Karen Bush Gertz v. Toyota Motor Corporation et al

Filed: August 22, 2011 as 2:2010cv01089
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Plaintiff: Karen Bush Gertz
Nature of Suit: Contract Product Liability

MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER by Judge Philip S. Gutierrez GRANTING 72 Defendants' motion to dismiss: Before the Court is Defendants' motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' Fourth Amended Complaint. The Court finds the matter appropriate for re solution without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; L.R. 7-15. Having considered the papers submitted in support of and in opposition to Defendants' motion, the Court GRANTS the motion. Thus, based on the foregoing, the Court…

Beans v. Toyota Corporation et al

Filed: August 8, 2011 as 2:2011cv12816
Court: Michigan Eastern District Court
Defendant: AIG Ins. Corporation, HSBC Banking Corp., Toyota Corporation, Washington Mutual
Plaintiff: David Sherman Beans
Nature of Suit: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations

ORDER denying application to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff has until 8/22/11 to file a conforming application to proceed without prepayment of fees. Signed by District Judge Paul D. Borman. (DGoo) Modified on 8/8/2011 (DGoo).

HAMLIN v. TOYOTA MOTORS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

Filed: August 2, 2011 as 2:2011cv00881
Court: Pennsylvania Western District Court
Defendant: TOYOTA MOTORS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Plaintiff: APRIL C. HAMLIN
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

ORDER indicating that upon consideration of Plaintiff's Complaint to Amend/Reinstate Civil Action No. 11-0881 and a Complaint to Amend/Reinstate Civil Action No. 11-0881 Correction (Docket Nos. 3 , 4 ), which the Court construes Plaintiff' ;s submissions as a motion for reconsideration of the Courts 7/6/11 Order, dismissing this case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction (See Docket No. 2 ), for the the reasons stated more fully within, Plaintiff's motion for…

-BGS Hamby v. Power Toyota Irvine et al

Filed: July 18, 2011 as 3:2011cv00544
Court: California Southern District Court
Cross Claimant: Irvine Imports, Inc.
Cross Defendant: Chad H. Hamby
Defendant: DOES, Power Toyota Irvine
Plaintiff: Chad H. Hamby
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit

ORDER re 9 Ex Parte Application for Discovery and Stay of 7 Moton to Compel Arbitration. Plaintiff's ex parte application is Granted. Plaintiff may conduct discovery on the issue of unconscionability, and the hearing date for the motion to compel arbitration is taken off calendar. Signed by Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz on 7/18/11. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(ecs)