Mississippi Business Journal » legal fees http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:39:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 TVA has spent $11M on defense of ash spill http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/19/tva-has-spent-11m-on-defense-of-ash-spill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tva-has-spent-11m-on-defense-of-ash-spill http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/19/tva-has-spent-11m-on-defense-of-ash-spill/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:11:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=49834 NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority has spent almost $11 million so far on outside legal help to battle lawsuits from the Kingston Plant coal ash spill. The nation’s largest public utility told The Associated Press it paid about $10.8 million to the Shook Hardy & Bacon law firm of Kansas City, Mo. The [...]

The post TVA has spent $11M on defense of ash spill appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/19/tva-has-spent-11m-on-defense-of-ash-spill/feed/ 0 Judge rules for lawyers in Microsoft case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/30/judge-rules-for-lawyers-in-microsoft-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-rules-for-lawyers-in-microsoft-case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/30/judge-rules-for-lawyers-in-microsoft-case/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:09:22 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=23088 JACKSON — A Mississippi judge has upheld $10 million in fees paid to lawyers for handling a state lawsuit against computer software manufacturer Microsoft. Hinds County Chancellor Denise Owens today dismissed the challenge filed by State Auditor Stacy Pickering. Microsoft reached a $100-million settlement with the state last June. It agreed to pay $10 million [...]

The post Judge rules for lawyers in Microsoft case appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/30/judge-rules-for-lawyers-in-microsoft-case/feed/ 0 Judge rules in MCI/WorldCom case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/23/judge-rules-in-mciworldcom-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-rules-in-mciworldcom-case http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/23/judge-rules-in-mciworldcom-case/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:50:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=19662 JACKSON — A Mississippi circuit court judge has ruled that attorneys who represented the state in a tax battle with MCI/WorldCom are entitled to $14 million in fees because none of the money came from state funds. Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Winston L. Kidd entered summary judgment in favor of Mississippi Attorney General Jim [...]

The post Judge rules in MCI/WorldCom case appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/23/judge-rules-in-mciworldcom-case/feed/ 1