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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…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 16, 2012

YP – Shouldn’t a PSC Commish be worried about your utility rates instead of pardons?

Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley has been making the rounds on the news circuit this past week. CNN, AP, blogs, facebook, twitter . . . if it broadcasts, Presley’s been on it talking about pardons. Now, the PSC’s job ordinarily entails regulating utilities, but don’t tell that to Presley, who has taken the…