Judge Denies Venue Change With Asbestos Trial A Month Away

Mealey's (October 14, 2022, 9:59 AM EDT) -- NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia found no merit in a request that an upcoming trial be held in a Newport News court, noting that the motion came only a little more than a month before a trial that for three years has been scheduled for a Norfolk court and was already rescheduled from the spring.  In a separate docket entry, the judge set trial for Nov. 1....