Auto manufacturer Toyota warned dealerships in 2002 that Camry owners were complaining about throttles surging and recommended adjustments in an electronic control unit to fix the problem, according to a document obtained by CNN

Kathleen and James Fiedler of Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen of America for the wrongful death of their twenty-year old son Andrew Fiedler. The complaint charges that a defectively designed and manufactured car seat in the 2008 Jetta S played a direct role in the death of Andrew Fiedler.

The Washington Post reports that two Washington area drivers have filed personal injury lawsuits against the Toyota Motor Corp., joining about 280 personal injury and class-action suits filed across the country against the company.

National plaintiff law firm Lieff Cabraser has filed separate personal injury lawsuits against Zimmer Holdings, the nation’s largest producer of orthopedic devices, for multiple surgeries and debilitating injuries plaintiffs suffered due to the defective Durom Acetabular Component, an artificial hip socket known as the Durom Cup

Toyota claims it has developed a fix to the gas pedal of its vehicles that will stop sudden acceleration. Does a faulty gas pedal actually explain why Toyota cars are suddenly accelerating?

The New York Times reports a Missouri hospital has overradiated 76 patients, the vast majority with brain cancer, during a five-year period because its powerful new radiation equipment had been set up incorrectly — even with a representative of the manufacturer watching as it was done.

A promising 21 year-old graduate student who was pursuing her Master’s Degree in Education at the University of Pittsburgh, Tyrene Livingston was killed in a 2007 accident involving a Toyota Yaris that suddenly accelerated and crashed.

Confidential government reports disclosed to the New York Times recommend that the diabetes drug Avandia be removed from the market because of the significant risk of heart attacks and the availability of a safer alternative drug.

The driver of a 2005 Toyota Camry rendered a quadriplegic in a sudden acceleration accident has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Toyota.