- ABC News
- September 4, 2009
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A Dallas attorney says he will file Tuesday to reopen 15 lawsuits involving rollover accidents as a result of allegations by a former Toyota lawyer that the company withheld or destroyed crash safety data it should have disclosed in up to 300 civil lawsuits. Lawyer Todd Tracy says he will seek to reopen the cases on the basis of fraud and racketeering if Toyota tm deleted or didn't hand over files as required. Tracy is one of several lawyers revisiting cases in light of allegations made by former Toyota lawyer Dimitrios Biller in his suit against the company. He was involved in cases involving rollovers. Lawyer Richard McCune of Redlands, Calif., filed last week to reopen two cases and sought class-action status. Attorney Tab Turner of Little Rock says he's watching to see if it makes sense to reopen some of his rollover cases. Biller, who left Toyota with a $3.7 million severance package in 2007 after four years on the job, filed a wrongful-termination lawsuit against his former...