Friday, November 20, 2009
Lawson Lawyers Seek Change Of Venue
Defense attorneys for road contractor Leonard Lawson, former Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert and Lawson aide Brian Billings are seeking a change of venue in the $130 million bid-rigging trial which accuses them of steering highway construction projects to Lawson's companies. Larry Mackey and other defense lawyers say they're concerned that widespread publicity may have tainted potential jurors in central and eastern Kentucky, so they have jointly asked the trials be moved to Covington. Two trials are scheduled, the first, for Nighbert and Lawson, is set for January 11th., while the second, for Billings, is to begin immediately afterward.
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