The city of Fall River, Massachusetts, has hired a new attorney to defend the sale of land to the Mashpee Wampanoag
Tribe.
The city's Redevelopment Authority was paying $295 an hour to attorney William Devereux. But now he's been replaced by Max Stern, whose hourly rate is $450.
The city has already spent $44,826 on the lawsuit, which alleges the sale of 45 acres to the tribe for $4.7 million is unlawful.
The tribe intends to buy another 245 acres for $16 million.
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Fall River Redevelopment Authority to meet about casino issue
(The Fall River Herald News 11/16)
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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