Judge Sends WTC Claim To Jury Trial

A judge last week refused to rule on whether the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Center was one or two occurrences for insurance purposes, reserving the controversial question for a jury trial.

U.S. District Court Judge John S. Martin, sitting in Manhattan, rejected a bid by New York City real estate mogul Larry Silverstein for an immediate resolution of his lawsuit against an insurer on his World Trade Center property.

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