Legal Opinion

Lax v. Toyota Motor Corp.

District Court, N.D. California

Decided August 14, 2014No. Case No. 14-cv-01490-WHOPublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Re: Dkt. No. 35

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO TRANSFER

WILLIAM H. ORRICK, United States District Judge

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs April Lax et al. filed a class action on March 31, 2014, asserting claims against defendants Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. (TMS). The allegations in the Complaint center on defendants’ alleged failure to disclose to consumers that specified Toyota vehicles have an oil consumption design defect, meaning that they are predisposed to an excessively high rate of engine oil consumption; a defect which typically manifests itself during and shortly after…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  4. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Jack W. SavageCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  5. Lou v. BelzbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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