Car Chute » toyota motor corporation http://carchute.com The place for car enthusiasts looking for deals and tips in the motoring industry today Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:15:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Court Orders Toyota Not to Destroy Vehicle Safety Evidence http://carchute.com/2009/10/court-orders-toyota-not-to-destroy-vehicle-safety-evidence/ http://carchute.com/2009/10/court-orders-toyota-not-to-destroy-vehicle-safety-evidence/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:52:17 +0000 Auto Buff http://carchute.com/?p=230

A federal judge in Texas issued a sweeping today to prevent the Corporation, its subsidiaries, and members of its in-house legal team from destroying any documents about the of all vehicles manufactured by the company.

The order comes in the wake of allegations that Toyota spent years conspiring to conceal evidence from the victims of according to a lawsuit filed by Biller, the former National Managing Counsel in charge of Toyota’s National Rollover Program. Biller worked as a lawyer for Sales, U.S.A., Inc., from 2003 to 2007.

obtained the restraining order in connection with the filing of a 17th fraud case that seeks to reopen lawsuits in which might have been withheld. “Toyota should heed this judge’s warning from the board room to the assembly line that every single email, every document, every bit of research, and all information about is now put on hold. I filed the motion out of concern that Biller’s allegations describe that a Watergate style cover-up was underway at Toyota to undermine the American legal system.”

The litigation hold ordered by T. John Ward must be distributed throughout the , to outside counsel, and to outside experts and contractors according to Tracy. The judge ordered Toyota not to destroy any documents pertaining to , research, testing or documents subject to destruction under document . The judge will rule on issuing a permanent injunction in a hearing scheduled for October 7th.

The order is also directed at four top member’s of Toyota’s California based in-house legal team: , VP and General Counsel of Sales; Martin, Asst General Counsel in the Legal Services Group; Eric Taira, Asst General Counsel for TMS and Biller’s immediate supervisor; and Dian , Senior VP and General Counsel during Biller’s employment.

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