PERRY – A bad week for Jim Hood

PERRY – A bad week for Jim Hood

The Mississippi Supreme Court handed Attorney General Jim Hood another defeat last week when it reversed two Hinds County court decisions involving the payment of fees to private attorneys contracted with by Hood.

The first involved a tax settlement with MCI-WorldCom totaling $118.2 million with $100 million disbursed to Mississippi, $14 million to the Langston Law Firm and $4.2 million to the Children’s Justice Center of Mississippi. The second involved an anti-trust allegation Microsoft settled for $60 million in vouchers, $50 million to Mississippi and $10 million to the Hazzard Law Firm.

Madison Online
5/30/12