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“Toyota Will Pay $1.6 Billion Over Faulty Accelerator Suit”

I don’t have a car, never mind a Toyota, and thus do not have an accelerator but for all of you who depend upon your cars and trust that they won’t drive themselves (sounds like a Stephen King novel), here’s … Continue reading

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Show me the money! Resolving a settlement 9

“…The Lawyers have twisted it into such a state of bedevilment that the original merits of the case have long disappeared from the face of the earth. … It’s about nothing but Costs, now. We are always appearing, and disappearing, … Continue reading

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Show me the money! Resolving a settlement. 3

Yesterday I received a nice formal letter from the Joint Committee on Fee Disputes and Conciliation, informing me officially — confirming what the Program Administration told me on the phone — that, “Unfortunately, we will not be able to assist you … Continue reading

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