BLOCK v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.

No. 11-1724.

665 F.3d 944 (2011)

Angela BLOCK, as Trustee for the Next of Kin of J.A., a minor, deceased, J.A. a minor, by her mother and natural guardian, Angela Block; Angela Block, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, a Japanese corporation; Toyota Motor North America, Inc., a California corporation; Calty Design Research, Inc., a California corporation; Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc., a Kentucky corporation; Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., a Kentucky corporation; Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., a California corporation; Defendants, Brooklyn Park Motors, Inc., a Minnesota corporation doing business as Toyota City, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 19, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Collignon Gunn , argued, Anne Brockland , on the brief, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

John D. Sear , argued, Minneapolis, MN, Lawrence C. Mann , Troy, MI, Bard D. Borkon , Nathan J. Marcusen , Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Angela Block sued Brooklyn Park Motors and several Toyota affiliates in Minnesota state court after her son was killed and her daughter seriously injured in a crash with a 1996 Toyota Camry. In her capacity as trustee and guardian and also individually, Block asserted claims of wrongful death and personal injury based on strict products liability, negligence, and fraud. After defendants removed the case to federal court, Block filed a motion...

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