Litigation
Mar. 19, 2011
How Asbestos Judge Cleared Backlog
Judge Harold E. Kahn explains how he cleared the asbestos backlog in San Francisco Superior Court and cut the caseload by half.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - On Jan. 11, 2010, Judge Harold E. Kahn walked out to deliver a message to the 150 or so attorneys in his courtroom that no doubt made them want to roll their eyes: I'm no longer continuing asbestos cases.
The San Francisco County Superior Court judge was launching a new asbestos department, an effort that has since eliminated the court's notorious backlog of asb...
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