The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 12 temporarily halted a New York trial related to an upcoming high court case over New Jersey Transit’s potential liability for injuries caused outside its home state.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who oversees emergency appeals related to New York, issued an order pausing the case known as New Jersey Transit Corp. v. Colt until further notice. The transit agency had asked the justice the day before to stay the case.
Sotomayor did not explain why she granted the administrative stay, which gives the justices additional time to fully consider the state’s application to block the trial, which was scheduled to begin on Sept. 15….