Kim v. Toyota Motor Corp.

**293 Plaintiff William Jae Kim (Kim) was severely injured after he lost control of his Toyota Tundra pickup truck and drove off an embankment. Together with his wife, Kim brought this strict products liability suit against defendant Toyota Motor Corporation and related entities (collectively, "Toyota"), claiming that the pickup truck was defective because its standard configuration did not include a particular safety feature, known as vehicle stability control ("VSC"), they claim would have prevented the accident. At trial, the jury heard evidence that no vehicle manufacturer at the time…