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January 16, 2012

MBJ – Justice Department opposes fees awarded to oil spill lawyers

Justice Department opposes fees awarded to oil spill lawyers The fees a judge awarded lawyers fighting BP discourage people from settling oil spill claims out of court, the Justice Department says. In a court filing, the Justice Department opposed U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier’s decision to set aside up to 6 percent of claims payments…
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January 16, 2012

Bryant to change trusty system

Bryant to change trusty system Violent offenders may never again walk free in Mississippi because they worked at the Governor’s Mansion. Gov. Phil Bryant, who took office Tuesday, plans to discontinue the practice of convicts spending the night on mansion grounds. “The day Phil Bryant was sworn in, the mansion trusty program ended in its…