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Trial Commences in $10M Dispute Between Cousins Who Bought Cicis Pizza 

A weeklong trial began in Dallas County Tuesday with opening statements in a dispute between two cousins who assumed Cicis Pizza debt during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Trial was originally scheduled to begin Monday, when the parties addressed questions and exhibits and selected the 12-person jury panel before recessing for lunch. Attorneys filled nearly every spot in the gallery of Judge Tonya Parker’s courtroom on the sixth floor of the George Allen Courts Building. 

Alexa Shrake

Alexa covers litigation and trials for The Texas Lawbook.

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