( CNN ) -- A California jury on Thursday rejected claims that Toyota was responsible for the death of a woman in a 2009 crash that resulted from a sudden and uncontrollable acceleration of one of its cars . The Los Angeles Superior Court jury returned the verdict after more than four days of deliberations . The case was one of a large number of lawsuits filed in state and federal courts against the automaker over claims of unintended acceleration in its vehicles . `` We are gratified that the jury concluded the design of the 2006 Camry did not contribute to this unfortunate accident , affirming the same conclusion we reached after more than three years of careful investigation -- that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle at issue in this case , '' Toyota said in a statement posted on its website . Calling the case a `` bellwether , '' Toyota said it believes the verdict also set a `` significant benchmark '' that its vehicles are safe with or without a brake override system . The family of driver Noriko Uno says that she was driving her 2006 Toyota Camry in Upland , California , when it suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated to more than 100 mph despite her pressing the brake pedal . The car eventually struck a telephone pole . Toyota maintained throughout the trial there was no defect , and that Uno 's car was equipped with a state-of-the-art braking system . The automaker has long maintained that claims about its vehicles ' unintended acceleration are `` wholly unsubstantiated . '' The controversy has already proved costly for Toyota . The company announced in December it would take a charge of more than $ 1 billion to settle claims from drivers who say their vehicles lost value as a result of the alleged acceleration problems . Toyota said at the time that it settled simply to bring an end to the litigation , and denied wrongdoing . Toyota was forced to recall more than 8 million vehicles in 2009 and 2010 because of gas-pedal-related issues . Of that total , 5.8 million were flagged over the potential for their accelerator pedals to become stuck in floor mats . Some 4.5 million were recalled because of the potential for their gas pedals , after wear , to become sticky . More than 2 million vehicles were subject to both recalls . Uno 's 2006 Camry was not subject to these recalls , though her family 's suit claimed her model was also defective , and that Toyota failed to include a brake override system to guard against sudden and unexpected acceleration . CNN 's Karan Olson contributed to this report .
Jury returns verdict after more than four days of deliberation . Noriko Uno was killed in a 2009 accident . Her family sued Toyota , claiming her Camry was an unintended accident . Toyota says the jury reaffirms its findings that its cars are safe .