Federal Judge Orders Briefing After Revisiting Asbestos Trial Continuance

Mealey's (May 14, 2021, 12:14 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on May 11 granted administrative reconsideration of a sua sponte ruling continuing an asbestos trial in light of the demands the coronavirus placed on the court, but the judge said that the existing trial date remains untenable and that the parties should file a joint brief on the status of the case....