Class Action Prompts Recall of 242,000 Toyota Prius and Lexus Models

TORONTO, June 5, 2013 /CNW/ - Toyota Motor Corp. today announced a recall of 242,000 Prius and Lexus hybrid vehicles due to braking system defects.

Merchant Law Group LLP has been pursuing Canada-wide class action lawsuits against Toyota since early 2010 seeking financial compensation and safety repairs for Prius/Lexus hybrid vehicles owners due to problems with their braking systems.

"Today's recall appears to be a good initial step in terms of Toyota recognizing the safety concerns of certain Prius and Lexus braking systems but there are many issues that will still need to be addressed through our class action lawsuits, including compensation for Prius and Lexus vehicle owners." stated Tony Merchant, Q.C. earlier today.

For more information on the Toyota Prius and Lexus Class Action, please visit: https://www.merchantlaw.com/classactions/toyotabrakes.php

Merchant Law Group LLP is a leading Canadian class action firm, with 12 offices across Canada from Montreal to Victoria.  Merchant Law Group LLP is well known for pursuing class action lawsuits in Canada including litigation regarding GM Gasket Manifolds, Hip Implants, Vioxx, Hollinger, Residential Schools, and various other cases. Tony Merchant is known to be one of Canada's most active litigators with more than 600 reported cases in leading Case Law Journals, having argued thousands of cases before the Canadian and American Courts, in Trial and Administrative Courts, and the Courts of Appeal of various American and Canadian jurisdictions, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Supreme Court of Canada.

Tony Merchant, Q.C., has a long history in pursuing public policy cases and is a former elected Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.)

SOURCE: Merchant Law Group

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