Choi v. Toyota Motor Sales United States, Inc.

The plaintiff Haehyun Choi appeals the dismissal under Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), 365 Mass. 754 (1974), of her amended complaint filed in 2016 as an independent action under Mass.R.Civ.P. 60(b), 365 Mass. 828 (1974).2 The complaint, asserting both fraud (count 1) and fraud on the court (count 2), sought to set aside a 2005 judgment in favor of Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. (Toyota), in Choi's underlying product liability suit against Toyota. We affirm.

Background. The underlying suit arose out of a one-car accident that occurred while Choi was driving her 1996 Toyota Corolla and that left her…