Verdict likely weeks away as Bellefonte trial begins in Huntsville
Updated 11:47 AM;
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Trial began May 16, 2021, in the lawsuit over the sale of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in northeast Alabama at the federal courthouse in Huntsville. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)
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As the civil trial began Sunday in federal court over the sale of Alabama’s Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, indications are that no verdict will be coming soon.
U.S. District Judge Liles Burke is presiding over the case and, as a bench trial, he will render the verdict. There is no jury.
Discussions Sunday between the judge and attorneys from Nuclear Development, which brought the suit against TVA for breach of contract when the federal utility opted not to complete the sale as planned in November 2018, discussed submitting briefs several weeks after testimony concludes.