Second WTC Trial Delayed

Concerns about potential courthouse security issues associated with the 2004 Republican National Convention, scheduled to be held in New York this summer, have prompted a delay in the second phase of the trial stemming from the World Trade Center insurance dispute.

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mukasey in Manhattan, who is presiding over the litigation between developer Larry Silverstein and the WTC carriers, said jury selection will now be held on Sept. 27 rather than in August, with the trial slated to start on Oct. 11?principally because of the Republican Convention, which is expected to take up a great deal of the courthouse's security staff.

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