Armed with reports of accidents for which theyve already paid claims, State Farm insurance has asked Toyota to repay them for any crashes related to unintended acceleration by its vehicles. Other companies are expected to follow and demands for repayment of claims called "subrogation" in the insurance business could end up costing Toyota from $20 million to $30 million, says Mark Bunim, an attorney with Case Closure, a mediation firm.
State Farm asks Toyota to repay acceleration claims
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