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Litigation

Feb. 4, 2010

Supervisor Calls for MTA Audit

A Los Angeles County supervisor suggested Tuesday that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority may have spent $10 million on litigation without approval from its board of directors.

By Gabe Friedman

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles County supervisor suggested the Metropolitan Transportation Authority may have spent $10 million on litigation without approval from its board of directors and called for an audit of its legal costs on Tuesday.

The supervisor, Mark Ridley-Thomas, acted after the Daily Journal reported last week that the MTA has spent at least $32 million litigating a series...

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