George N. Statfeld of Manhattan, a lawyer for emergency room physician Amir Sitafalwalla, said Toyota Motor Corp. failed to warn Sitafalwalla that his vehicle could unexpectedly accelerate. Sitafalwalla claims his 2005 Scion sped up uncontrollably and did not stop until he hit a tree. Filed in 2008 in federal court in Central Islip, the suit is the first such claim against Toyota to reach a jury trial in the U.S.
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