Judge refuses to set aside 1993 WTC bombing verdict against PA

NEW YORK -- A Manhattan judge Friday affirmed a jury's finding that negligence by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was in large part responsible for the 1993 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center.

State Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Figueroa's ruling denied the Port Authority's motion to vacate the Oct. 26, 2005 verdict, which found the agency 68 percent liable and the terrorists 32 percent liable for the bombing.