Asbestos Plaintiff Must Pay for Trial Held at Social Club, Court Holds

INDIANAPOLIS - An appeals court has affirmed a decision denying a plaintiff's attempt to recover costs associated with relocating his asbestos trial to a nearby social club after he agreed to pay expenses incurred as a result of the move. Roberts v. ALCOA, Inc., et al., No. 49A04-0303-CV-100 (Ind. Ct. App.).

In an opinion issued July 7, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff William Lee Roberts Jr.'s motion to allocate courtroom trial expenses, which Roberts - over the strenuous objection of the defendants - had agreed to pay …