CA Judge To Approve Discovery Plan in Toyota Case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) _ A federal judge in Orange County says he will approve a plan to share information in the sprawling litigation involving alleged defects in some Toyota vehicles.
A hearing Tuesday before U.S. District Judge James Selna focused on the first phase of discovery where attorneys for the plaintiffs and the Japanese automaker can begin exchanging documents and taking depositions. Selna says he will approve the plan later Tuesday.
The plan gives attorneys on both sides a 100-day window for the process.
Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against Toyota in state and federal court after the automaker began its recall because of acceleration problems in several models and brake glitches with the Prius hybrid.
