Legal Opinion
Kim v. Toyota Motor Corp.
California Court of Appeal, 2nd District
Decided January 19, 2016No. B247672PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSegal, J.
*1370INTRODUCTION
William Jae Kim (Kim) and Hee Joon Kim appeal from a judgment after a jury trial in favor of Toyota Motor Corporation and other defendants in this strict products liability action. Kim lost control of his 2005 Toyota Tundra pickup truck when he swerved to avoid another vehicle on the Angeles Forest Highway, drove off the road, and suffered severe injuries. The Kims alleged that the accident occurred because Kim's Tundra lacked electronic stability control (ESC), also known as vehicle stability control (VSC), and that the absence of this device or system was a design defect.
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