As a follow-up to my September 4, 2009 blog entitled, “Toyota Rollover
Lawsuits: Automaker’s Former Attorney Accuses Auto Manufacturer
of Concealing Evidence in Over 300 Auto Products Liability Cases,”
U.S. District Judge George H. King, the judge presently assigned to the
case, refused to grant Toyota’s request to seal the lawsuit in the
face of Toyota allegaions that Toyota will suffer “further harm”
if the complaint is not sealed. Just four days after the suit was filed,
District Judge Christina A. Snyder denied a similar request by Toyota.
In the latest denial, Judge King said “plaintiff’s complaint
is now irreversibly in the public domain, as it is readily available on
the Anternet. Therefore, sealing the complaint would be futile at this
point.”
It appears, therefore, that the very specific and damning accusations
of Toyota’s record withholding and possible obstruction of justice
in rollover cases will remain available for the world, and especially
for consumers and victims, to see. Read the entire racketeering complaint
against Toyota.
Two Judges Refuse to Seal the Record in Toyota Document Discovery Abuse Case
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