Mealey's (April 4, 2018, 2:37 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on March 30 denied a motion by Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. to consolidate two cases over the use of soy-based wiring in its vehicles that allegedly attracts rodents and declined an alternative request to stay the second case filed, finding that the actions “lack substantial similarity” (Melinda Espineli, et al. v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., et al., No. 17-698, E.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54976)....