The case of the sudden accelerating Toyotas has entered a new phase as U.S. District Judge James V. Selna in Santa Ana, California, today said that the Japanese carmaker cannot force named plaintiffs seeking group status for a lawsuit to arbitrate rather than going to trial.
Judge Selna has presided over the litigation since 2010 and is the one who reinstated the lawsuit in October 2011, just 10 days after it was initially dismissed due to a lack of jurisdiction.
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