Trial Scheduled to Start Next Week in NYCAL Cases Involving Pizza Ovens

NEW YORK –– Trial in two asbestos cases pending in New York City are scheduled to begin next week, when jurors will hear the case of plaintiffs who were allegedly exposed to asbestos in pizza ovens.

In an Oct. 7 order, the New York Supreme Court for New York County said that jury selection in the two cases will begin on Oct. 19 and that the court will only consider in limine motions after the jury is selected.

A settlement conference is scheduled for Oct. 15. In an April order, the trial court broke nine cases, including the underlying …