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KIM v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.

No. S232754.

6 Cal.5th 21 (2018)

WILLIAM JAE KIM et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

August 27, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Ian Herzog, Herzog, Yuhas, Ehrlich & Ardell, Ian Herzog ; Thomas F. Yuhas and Evan D. Marshall for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

RoganLehrman, Patrick Rogan , Daniel R. Villegas ; Bowman and Brooke, David P. Stone ; Bingham McCutchen, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Robert A. Brundage and Nicolette L. Young for Defendants and Respondents.

Horvitz & Levy, Lisa Perrochet , John A. Taylor, Jr. , and Emily V. Cuatto for Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Fred J. Hiestand ; Erika C. Frank and Heather L. Wallace for California Chamber of Commerce and the Civil Justice Association of California as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Dykema Gossett, John M. Thomas and Ashley R. Fickel for The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Haynes and Boone, Mary-Christine Sungaila and Martin M. Ellison for International Association of Defense Counsel as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

K&L Gates, Edward P. Sangster and J. Nicholas Ranjan for Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

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...

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