PORT AUTHORITY BOMBING RULING:

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey wants a jury’s decision that faulted the authority in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center tossed out, saying the judge in the case was biased. The authority claims Justice Nicholas Figueroa thought the plaintiffs should win before the trial began and showed that belief in a pretrial hearing. Andrew J. Carboy, a lawyer for the people and businesses hurt by the bombing, said the authority’s request was “old wine in a new bottle.” Six people were killed and 1,000 injured in the 1993 truck bombing that was carried out by Islamic militants. The jury in the case found the authority negligent Oct. 26, allowing up to 400 people to seek damages. The plaintiffs claim the authority didn’t do enough to prevent the bombing even though its own internal reports sited the basement garage as a target.