Did Judge in Santa Ana Toss the Smoking Gun in Federal Defect Case Against Toyota?

You can't blame U.S. District Judge James Selna for wanting an end to the long, complicated unintended acceleration class-action litigation against Toyota, the Japanese automaker that landed in the federal courthouse in Santa Ana due to its U.S. headquarters being in Torrance. Selna, who last month agreed with Toyota to sign off on a $1.8 …