Litigation
Feb. 10, 2011
SF Asbestos Department Clearing Backlog
One year after it was launched, San Francisco County Superior Court's asbestos department seems to be making serious headway. In 2010, the department eliminated its backlog of 557 asbestos cases.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Roughly a year since it was launched, San Francisco's new asbestos department has wiped out a backlog of more than 500 cases and now uses thousands fewer jurors, court officials said.
The brainchild of former Presiding Judge James J. McBride, the new department was launched Jan. 11 of last year with the goal of streamlining San Francisco County Superior Court's asbestos case ...
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