Union rips Detroit bankruptcy judge over legal fees (corrected)
Source: Detroit News
Robert Snell
Detroit — A Detroit firefighters’ union criticized U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes on Tuesday for an “offensive and unfair” ruling preventing creditors from challenging fees charged by the city’s bankruptcy lawyers.
The city’s law firm, Jones Day, is plundering Detroit by charging high fees that have totaled more than $25 million, said Jeff Pegg, president of the Detroit Fire Fighters Association.
In a bold move, Pegg accused Rhodes of having an agenda while overseeing the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
“Judge Rhodes has an agenda. It’s to drive the bankruptcy to conclusion — a conclusion that he wants,” Pegg said in a statement Tuesday. “A conclusion uncluttered by genuine inquiries into the high fees that have the unmistakable whiff of plunder.”
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