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News & Announcements => News Headlines => Hmong News => Topic started by: fOrEvEr_sUn_76 on May 15, 2015, 11:20:02 AM
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The long struggle case lawsuit battle between the Lee family and Toyota regarding the 2010 car crash that took away the lives of 3 people and sent one man to prison had now take a new twist. Toyota has now claim that Koua Fong Lee and the Lee family had no rights to sue them in federal court to begin with cause the family was not US citizens at the time of the accident. Bob Hilliard, attorney for the driver, Koua Fong Lee said "It's amazingly ironic that a Japanese car company comes into the American Court system, and after losing a $11.4 million verdict where the jury determined its 1996 Toyota Camry was dangerous and defective, decides to challenge the right of a US citizen to a have his day in court. After 5 long years of litigation, a month long trial, and no real chance of winning on appeal, Toyota plays the 'race card'—this is as desperate as it is despicable. No different than when Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps."
Though Koua Fong Lee was not a US citizen at the time of the accident, an accident that a Minnesota jury recently determined was mostly caused by a defective 1996 Toyota Camry. After being released early in 2012, he immediately became a US Citizen. Something he was aiming to accomplished before this whole tragic mess occurred. It's a shame Toyota would go this far to take away any sort of justice from this family.
For the full article, go here:
http://hmongjournal.com/details?id=1234574226 (http://hmongjournal.com/details?id=1234574226)
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Stuff happens but laws are laws.
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Another example of big corporations using their money to do judo flips around laws. And no, the law isn't the law. It's only the law when money can't bend it. Regardless of whether Lee was innocent or not Toyota disgusts me. I can only imagine how many lives they've ruined with their carelessness and how they've tried to bury it under all that money. Excuse me, I'm going to go and yell at my corolla. ;D
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I don't know if Toyota is safe to drive? But I have a 09 Corolla...The dealership sent me a letter that they want to buy my car back but what would they offer me?
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A newer Toyota. You're back to square one.
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A newer Toyota. You're back to square one.
Darn it. If you were me what should I do?
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I don't know if Toyota is safe to drive? But I have a 09 Corolla...The dealership sent me a letter that they want to buy my car back but what would they offer me?
They'll off you a BYD S7.
(http://blouinnews.com/sites/default/files/styles/640x432/public/images/digest/2013_04_26/byd_signage.jpeg)
Girl not included.
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They'll off you a BYD S7.
Girl not included.
Nice, I don't really care too much about the girl but the car is pretty good to me.
But I wouldn't mind this one....
(http://automobiles.honda.com/images/2015/pilot/configurations/base-cars/374x234/WD_tr4wd_34FRONT.jpg)
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Sounds like Toyota is well-aware that it may no longer be viewed in the greatest image lately. So, hasn't it sent out small checks to every Toyota buyer just recently? I got $29.23. Cashing it today.
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A non citizen should think about buying another type of vehicle instead and return their vehicle immediately.
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I will be protesting, returning in my newly bought toyota!
So were you able to return your toyota?
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It's time to do a major campaign to bring down Toyota if they are willing to play a race issue in America
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Sounds like Toyota is well-aware that it may no longer be viewed in the greatest image lately. So, hasn't it sent out small checks to every Toyota buyer just recently? I got $29.23. Cashing it today.
If it recall your job to get it done at the dealership but if it's regarding getting a little something from a lawsuit or payout...shoul dn't one filed a claimed so they get a portion of it? If they just sending the check for everyone then I'm sure I should be getting 3 paycheck since I have 3 Toyota. I never filed to be part of their claim.
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It's time to do a major campaign to bring down Toyota if they are willing to play a race issue in America
For not being a U.S. citizen.,,then we need to stop all those Hmong Laus from cashing out a Toyota Tundra or the family van Sienna.
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That's so ridiculous, what are they going to do? Sue them from Laos. I'm sure Koua Fong Lee would like his payment in Kips. How about he sue Toyota from Hmong country with Hmong money? :2funny:
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Oh Lyn's papa is not a US citizen yet either. :o Good thing he own a Nissan and not a Toyota. :)
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How did this become a race issue? Are we playing that card already?
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I would love to see Hmong people to ditch Toyota and go buy Made in America Ford. LOL
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So this white man, the lawyer, is using RACE issue, to attack Toyota, an Asian Company???
When is Asian suing Asian becomes a "racial" issue???
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I for one DO NOT believe the car cause the accident. I believe the dude, a new driver, stepped on the gas instead of the brake and killed three people. It was just a coincident that Toyota cars happened to have issues with brakes on some models. The model of the car this dude was driving was NOT part of the recall.