Dimitrios Biller, a former in-house attorney for Toyota is involved in litigation with the company and has alleged that Toyota illegally withheld documents in discovery during personal injury and product liability lawsuits brought by injury victims.
And as was reported here previously on San Francisco Injury Law Answers, the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed documents from Mr. Biller regarding safety issues currently facing the company.
Well, the Committee has had time to review the documents from Mr. Biller and they have determined that Toyota has engaged in a “…systematic disregard for the law.”
On Friday, Rep. Edolphus Towns (D., N.Y.), the Oversight Committee chairman, sent a letter to Toyota’s chief of its North American operations demanding answers.
The letter stated, “We have reviewed these documents and found evidence that Toyota deliberately withheld relevant electronic records that it was legally required to produce in response to discovery orders in litigation[.]”
According to media reports, Toyota spokesperson has indicated that Toyota acted appropriately under the circumstances.
