▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁after ▁the ▁parties ▁had ▁completed ▁some ▁discovery , ▁Judge ▁Sel na ▁issued ▁an ▁order ▁setting ▁trial ▁dates ▁of ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁" bell w ether " ▁tri als , ▁and ▁designated ▁a ▁Ut ah ▁wrong ful ▁death / person al ▁injury ▁case ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁( of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁in ▁progress ) ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁trial . ▁ ▁Toy ota ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁su ed ▁for ▁not ▁having ▁a ▁bra ke ▁override ▁system ▁on ▁older ▁models . ▁Att orney ▁Robert ▁Nelson , ▁representing ▁Jac qu ely n ▁Don og h ue ▁of ▁H older , ▁Neb r aska , ▁the ▁ 6 7 - year - old ▁wid ow ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁accident ▁in ▁which ▁her ▁model ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Pri us ▁alleg edly ▁suddenly ▁acceler ated ▁into ▁another ▁vehicle , ▁killing ▁the ▁man ▁and ▁seriously ▁inj uring ▁her , ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Toy ota ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁bra ke ▁override ▁on ▁their ▁models ▁played ▁a ▁" direct ▁role " ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁John ▁Don og h ue . ▁Ed gar ▁He isk ell , ▁an ▁att orney ▁involved ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁law su its , ▁cont ends ▁that ▁elect romagnet ic ▁inter ference ▁with ▁the ▁electronic ▁thro tt le ▁control ▁system ▁is ▁to ▁bl ame ▁for ▁acceleration ▁cases . ▁He