SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD

SHERMAN -- A woman in her 70s was getting a shopping cart at the entrance of the Wal-Mart in Lewisville when a Wal-Mart employee allegedly rammed a rack of carts into her. She claims the force and surprise of the impact caused the woman to fall to the ground, hurting her hip.

MARSHALL -- While attempting to use a forklift, an Arkansas resident was suddenly hit in the stomach by the forklift's handle and was pinned against the wall.

The sudden and unintended acceleration of Toyota's vehicles is not a new problem, according to a class action recently filed in Beaumont. The lawsuit alleges that the Toyota owners have been reporting these incidents since the 1990s but Toyota fraudulently concealed the risks.