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TOYOTA RECALL
What Should You Do?
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If you own a recalled Toyota vehicle, you probably have many concerns right now. The number one concern is for the safety of you, your family and people on the roadways. We encourage all of our clients to contact their Toyota authorized dealership for service as soon as possible.
Currently, the recalled vehicles are:
Floor Mat Pedal Entrapment and/or Sticking Accelerator Pedal:
If you own one of these Toyota vehicles, another concern is what financial loss have you sustained because your vehicle has been recalled and is now declared unsafe to drive. Even once it's been taken back to the dealership and "fixed", the fact that it was one of the recalled vehicles will result in a decreased value.
We all know that once you purchase your new vehicle, it automatically looses value. That is to be expected. However, now the value has been affected by the manufacturer's failure to live up to their representations that the vehicles were safe. We also know that you would never buy a vehicle that you were aware was dangerous. So the question is what would someone pay today to buy your vehicle that has been declared unsafe?
We believe that an owner of a recalled Toyota has a claim against Toyota for economic recovery for the loss in value to the vehicle. This loss is referred to as "diminished value". In order to make a claim for diminished value, you can file a claim against Toyota. It is our understanding that multiple class actions have been filed seeking relief for owners of Toyota. While this may be good for some owners, we believe that filing individual cases for diminished value will result in a greater recovery than waiting years and years for the class actions to work their way through the court system.
If you or a loved one has been in an accident involving a Toyota vehicle, please give us a call as soon as possible so that the case can be investigated.
We intend to make immediate demands upon Toyota to pay claims for our clients. If you are interested in filing an individual claim against Toyota or have any questions, please let me know.
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Since Toyota Motors Inc. issued its massive recall three weeks ago, the number of deaths from the sudden-acceleration problem has continued to climb, reaching 34 total earlier this week. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and members of Congress are currently investigating the problems and Toyota’s claims, and some legislators say the current death numbers may just be “the tip of the iceberg.” The NHTSA has also received reports of fatalities involving cars not listed in the recall, which raises the question, is another recall coming in the near future? Coco Masters and Jim Puzzanghera, LA Times 02/17/2010
