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TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts) Sun Jun 20, 2021, 01:10 PM Jun 2021

Court Upholds $140K Attorney Fee Award on $500 Verdict

Oops. More than the small town's yearly operating costs.

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Court Upholds $140K Attorney Fee Award on $500 Verdict (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Jun 2021 OP

Shit Like This is Why Lawyers Have a Bad Reputation - n/t Indykatie Jun 2021 #1

Sounds like the town leaders screwed the pooch on this one. SYFROYH Jun 2021 #2

Indykatie

(3,697 posts)

1. Shit Like This is Why Lawyers Have a Bad Reputation - n/t

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Sun Jun 20, 2021, 04:12 PM

Jun 2021

SYFROYH

(34,172 posts)

2. Sounds like the town leaders screwed the pooch on this one.

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Mon Jun 21, 2021, 11:22 AM

Jun 2021

First, by not following the open meeting law.

Second, by not settling immediately.

Assuming the plaintiff legal council is providing actual and reasonable costs, the town's people need to take it up with their incompetent leaders.

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