TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B225393.

197 Cal.App.4th 1107 (2011)

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; MICHAEL STEWART, Individually and as Personal Representative, etc., et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

As modified July 28, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bowman and Brooke, Vincent Galvin , Kathleen A. York ; Bingham McCutchen , Frank M. Hinman and Robert A. Brundage for Petitioners.

Thomas N. Vanderford ; Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, Anthony E. Sonnett and Sharon E. Sonnett for Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Company as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

Ellen J. Gleberman and John Whatley for Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

Snell & Wilmer, Mary-Christine Sungaila and Andreea V. Micklis for International Association of Defense Counsel and National Association of Manufacturers as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

Coben & Associates Anapol Schwartz and Larry E. Coben for The Attorneys Information Exchange Group as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

O'Reilly Collins , John P. Kristensen and Matthew W. O'Reilly for Real Parties in Interest.

Steven B. Stevens ; Law Office of Gary Simms and Gary L. Simms for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

CROSKEY, J.

Defendants and petitioners Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor North America, Inc., and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (collectively, Toyota), seek a writ of mandate directing the trial court to vacate its order granting a motion to compel Toyota to produce five of its employees, who are Japanese residents, for deposition in California and to enter a new...

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