The U. S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ordered (available here) the consolidation (“centralization”) of eleven actions which “…assert economic damages on behalf of certain classes and/or individuals stemming from an alleged defect in certain Toyota vehicles that causes sudden, unintended acceleration.” The Panel commented that “…we are initially persuaded that the centralized proceedings should eventually include the related personal injury and wrongful death actions.”
As for why the Panel chose the Central District of California, it indicated that Toyota’s U. S. corporate headquarters is located within the District, and relevant documents and likely witnesses would be found there.
The Order renamed the litigation: “In re.: Toyota Motor Corp. Unintended Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation;” it assigned the cases to the Honorable James V. Selna, of the Central District of California.
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