A federal judge in Miami certified a class action in which plaintiff attorneys are seeking damages in the hundreds of millions of dollars against a multi-national automotive manufacturer and its related entities for allegedly violating Florida consumer protection laws.

With a class-action lawsuit assigned to U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno, attorneys Peter Prieto, a partner at Podhurst Orseck in Miami, Fand Joseph H. Meltzer, partner at Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, in Philadelphia, are among the lawyers against Toyota Motor Corp.

U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno. U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno.