And the show goes on. Today, prosecutors in Southern California's Orange County announced that they have filed a civil lawsuit against Toyota over safety concerns with the Japanese automaker's vehicles. The OCDA is the first District Attorney's Office in the U.S. to bring a consumer protection lawsuit against Toyota after the 'unintended acceleration' issues.
In an official statement, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas' office said that it will try to stop Toyota's U.S. division "from continuing to endanger the public through the sale of defective vehicles and deceptive business practices".
You can read the D.A.'s full release after the jump, but here's an appetizer:
"The complaint filed against the defendant accuses Toyota of knowingly selling and leasing hundreds of thousands of cars and trucks with defects that cause sudden unexpected and uncontrollable acceleration (hereafter known as defects). The complaint also states that Toyota continues to sell their defective vehicles to Californians without fixing the known problems and adequately informing consumers of the defects."
In response to the civic lawsuit, Toyota issued a short statement saying that it "has not received the complaint and is not in a position to comment on pending litigation."