Toyota Unintended Acceleration Lawsuit

Website visitor Michael L. sent me a note about the settlement of the class action lawsuit against Toyota for the claim that some of their cars accelerated unintentionally when the drivers ostensibly hit the brake pedal. It was an out-of-court deal to avoid a judge and jury debacle. Keep in mind when you read the following excerpt from the FAQ page that Class Members will receive a whopping 37 to 125 dollars each for payment or have an electronic control module modification installed. "How will the lawyers be paid? Class Counsel will ask the Court for Attorneys' Fees not to exceed $200 million, plus up to an additional $27 million in costs and expenses. These fees and expenses will go to the multiple plaintiffs' firms and approximately 85 attorneys who worked on the litigation." Ah, what a bunch of Good Samaritans those guys are.

Posted January 2013

Amplifier Solutions Corporation (ASC) - RF Cafe Website

RF Cafe began life in 1996 as "RF Tools" in an AOL screen name web space totaling 2 MB. Its primary purpose was to provide me with ready access to commonly needed formulas and reference material while performing my work as an RF system and circuit design engineer. The World Wide Web (Internet) was largely an unknown entity at the time and bandwidth was a scarce commodity. Dial-up modems blazed along at 14.4 kbps while tying up your telephone line, and a lady's voice announced "You've Got Mail" when a new message arrived...