{"id":49993,"date":"2017-01-03T17:58:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T21:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-if-you-own-or-lease-or-previously-owned-purchased-or-leased-certain-toyota-vehicles-namely-2005-2010-tacoma-2007-2008-tundra-or-2005-2008-sequoia-vehicles-you-could-get-benefits-from-a\/"},"modified":"2017-01-03T19:05:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T23:05:10","slug":"si-usted-tiene-alquila-ha-tenido-compro-o-alquilo-ciertos-vehiculos-tacoma-tundra-o-sequoia-de-toyota-podria-obtener-beneficios-de-un-acuerdo-de-accion-colectiva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/si-usted-tiene-alquila-ha-tenido-compro-o-alquilo-ciertos-vehiculos-tacoma-tundra-o-sequoia-de-toyota-podria-obtener-beneficios-de-un-acuerdo-de-accion-colectiva\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Own or Lease or Previously Owned, Purchased, or Leased Certain Toyota Vehicles, Namely 2005-2010 Tacoma, 2007-2008 Tundra or 2005-2008 Sequoia Vehicles, You Could Get Benefits from a Class Action Settlement."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">PHILADELPHIA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 3, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The following statement is being issued by Heffler Claims Group regarding the Toyota Frame Class Settlement<\/p>\n<p>Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.multivu.com\/players\/English\/8007251-heffler-claims-group-toyota-frame-class-settlement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.multivu.com\/players\/English\/8007251-heffler-claims-group-toyota-frame-class-settlement<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><i>Para ver este aviso en espa\u00f1ol<\/i><i>, visita <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ToyotaFrameSettlement.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ToyotaFrameSettlement.com<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>There is a proposed settlement that has been preliminarily approved in a class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Sales, <span class=\"xn-location\">U.S.A.<\/span>, Inc. (&#8220;Toyota&#8221;) concerning certain Toyota Tacoma, Tundra and Sequoia vehicles. Those included in the settlement have legal rights and options that must be exercised by certain deadlines. <\/p>\n<p><b>What is the lawsuit about?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges that the frames of certain Toyota Tacoma, Tundra and Sequoia vehicles lack adequate rust protection, resulting in premature rust corrosion of the vehicles&#8217; frames.\u00a0 Toyota denies that it has violated any law, denies that it engaged in any and all wrongdoing, and denies that the Tacoma, Tundra and Sequoia vehicles&#8217; frames are defective.\u00a0 The Court did not decide which side was right.\u00a0 Instead, the parties decided to settle.<\/p>\n<p><b>Am I Included in the proposed settlement?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Subject to certain limited exclusions, you are included if as of <b><span class=\"xn-chron\">December 2, 2016<\/span>, <\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>You own or owned, purchase(d), or lease(d) a Subject Vehicle that was<\/li>\n<li>Distributed for sale or lease in any of the fifty States, the <span class=\"xn-location\">District of Columbia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> or any of the territories or possessions of <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Subject Vehicles are Model Year 2005-2010 Toyota Tacoma, Model Year 2007-2008 Toyota Tundra, and Model Year 2005-2008 Toyota Sequoia vehicles. The class includes persons, entities and\/or organizations.<\/p>\n<p>This settlement does not involve claims of personal injury, wrongful death or actual physical property damage arising from an accident involving the Subject Vehicles.<\/p>\n<p><b>What does the settlement provide?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The proposed settlement provides for: a free Frame Inspection and Replacement Program through which Toyota Dealers will, upon your request, inspect the frames on the Subject Vehicles to determine whether your Subject Vehicle&#8217;s frame should be replaced.\u00a0 If the frame needs to be replaced because it satisfies the Rust Perforation Standard, replacement of the frame and associated parts will be at no cost to you.\u00a0 If the frame does not meet the criteria for frame replacement, under certain circumstances, the Toyota Dealer will apply Corrosion-Resistant Compounds (&#8220;CRC&#8221;) at no cost to you, pursuant to the Inspection Protocol.\u00a0 The settlement also reimburses Class Members who previously paid out-of-pocket for frame replacement due to rust perforation that satisfies the Rust Perforation Standard that were incurred prior to <b><span class=\"xn-chron\">January 3, 2017<\/span><\/b> and that were not otherwise reimbursed.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b>What are my options?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><u>Stay in the Class and receive settlement benefits<\/u>.\u00a0 You can have your vehicle&#8217;s frame inspected or seek reimbursement for frame replacement costs you already paid for yourself, pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement.\u00a0 The deadline to submit Claim Forms and any supporting documentation is sixty (60) days after the Court issues the Final Order and Final Judgment, which will occur, if approved, after the Fairness Hearing.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><u>If you do nothing<\/u>, you will remain in the class and receive the benefits of the settlement, but will not be able to sue Toyota. <\/p>\n<p><u>You can exclude yourself by <b><span class=\"xn-chron\">March 27, 2017<\/span><\/b><\/u>, if you do not want to be part of the settlement. You will not get any settlement benefits, but you keep the right to sue Toyota about the issues in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p><u>You can object to all or part of the settlement by <b><span class=\"xn-chron\">March 27, 2017<\/span><\/b><\/u>,\u00a0if you do not exclude yourself.<\/p>\n<p>The full notice describes how to obtain settlement relief, exclude yourself, and object.<\/p>\n<p>The Court will hold a fairness hearing on <b><span class=\"xn-chron\">April 27, 2017<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">10:00 a.m. Pacific time<\/span> <\/b>to (a) consider whether the proposed settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate, and (b) decide the plaintiffs&#8217; lawyers&#8217; request for attorneys&#8217; fees of up to <b><span class=\"xn-money\">$9.75 million<\/span><\/b> and costs and expenses of up to <b><span class=\"xn-money\">$150,000<\/span><\/b> and awards of up to <b><span class=\"xn-money\">$2,500<\/span><\/b> for each of the Class Representatives.\u00a0 The motion for attorneys&#8217; fees and costs and plaintiff incentive awards will be posted on the website after they are filed.\u00a0 You may appear at the hearing, but you are not required to and you may hire an attorney to appear for you, at your own expense.<\/p>\n<p><b>For more information or a claim form, call 1-800-481-7948, or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toyotaframesettlement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ToyotaFrameSettlement.com<\/a> <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">PHILADELPHIA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 3, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The following statement is being issued by Heffler Claims Group regarding the Toyota Frame Class Settlement<\/p>\n<p>Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.multivu.com\/players\/English\/8007251-heffler-claims-group-toyota-frame-class-settlement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.multivu.com\/players\/English\/8007251-heffler-claims-group-toyota-frame-class-settlement<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><i>Para ver este aviso&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49993\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}