Silverstein Gears Up For WTC Trial Round Two

NU Online News Service, Oct. 8, 12:44 p.m. EDT?Larry Silverstein, the scrappy, indefatigable New York property developer and leaseholder of the World Trade Center who suffered a serious defeat in phase one of the WTC insurance coverage trial in May, is getting ready to butt heads again with insurance companies.[@@]

Jury selection begins Tuesday for a second trial, and phase two proceedings will officially begin the following Monday, Oct. 18. The trial is expected to last about four-to-five weeks, according to insurers' attorneys.

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