A U.S. jury on Tuesday ordered Toyota Motor Corp. to pay nearly $11 million after finding that an accelerator defect in a 1996 Camry was at fault for a 2006 fatal car crash in Minnesota.
Following a three-week trial, jurors in Minnesota federal court deliberated for four days before finding Toyota 60 percent liable for the crash, according to plaintiffs' lawyers. Koua Fong Lee, the Camry's driver, was found 40 percent responsible, according to lawyers.
The plaintiffs said that the crash was caused by a defect in the Camry's accelerator that caused it to become stuck, and the brakes failed to work.
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