Mistrial Moot As Parties Settle California Case After Voir Dire Mishap

Mealey's (July 29, 2020, 1:43 PM EDT) -- ALAMEDA, Calif. — A California judge denied as moot a motion for mistrial on July 23, after parties to an asbestos case reached a settlement just days after an attorney claimed that confusion regarding trial procedures enacted with an eye toward the novel coronavirus caused him to miss voir dire, according to the docket (Wilgenbusch v. American Biltrite Inc., No. RG19029791, Calif. Super., Alameda Co.)....