Toyota has made some history these past few weeks, and we’re not talking about the good kind of history. Stuck in recall hell, today marks another day that the Japanese automaker makes history: Two law firms, Parker Waichman Alonso and the Becnel Law Firm, have teamed-up in a bid to present Toyota its first-ever class-action lawsuit.

The law firms hopes to attain class action status, which, according to them, is “intended to benefit all residents of the United States who purchased a Toyota vehicle of model years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and/or 2010 that is subject to the recalls.”

The lawsuit alleges that, as a result of these recalls, Toyota owners lost the use of their vehicles, and sustained, among things, economic losses and severe emotional distress. The complaint charges Toyota with breach of implied warranty and negligence, and seeks compensatory, punitive and exemplary damages for the Class, as well as equitable and declaratory relief.

Given that the Toyota Camry and Corolla have been two of the best selling cars in North America in the past decade, this lawsuit is bound to be huge. So far the automaker has recalled a total of 2.3 million vehicles in North America over defective pedals. Worldwide, the recall tallies up to 7.5 million vehicles.

Source: The Auto Channel, via Autoblog

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1. Luigi Fulk says:

   February 13, 2010 at 12:24 pm

   I am delighted to see that there

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