ANOTHER of the lawsuits relating to the deadly gas explosion at the El Pecos Restaurant in Maraval in 2015 has moved closer to trial.

At a brief hearing on January 5, directions previously given for the filing of applications and responses were firmed up with trial judge, Justice Nadia Kangaloo, setting April 17 for a pre-trial review when trial dates will be fixed, and she will give her decision on evidential objections.

Kangaloo also advised attorneys to reach out to the court after the delivery of the judgment in a separate lawsuit filed by the brother of the restaurant’s accountant, John Soo Ping Chow, who died at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami from burn injuries he sustained in the blast, if it impacts their case.