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Adam Beam covers the City of Columbia for The State newspaper. Here, he blogs about local government. Reach him at (803) 386-7038 or abeam@thestate.com
Tag Archives: Hotel lawsuit
Stevens & Wilkinson will ask judge to reconsider
I wrote this story in today’s newspaper about how the city won a lawsuit filed against it by some companies who say the city did not pay them for their work on a failed 2003 publicly funded hotel project.
Basically, Judge George C. James Jr. ruled the memorandum of understanding signed by the city and the [...]
Columbia City Council members will not testify in hotel lawsuit
Judge Casey Manning ruled yesterday that Columbia City Council members will not have to testify in a multi-million lawsuit against the city over a public funded convention center hotel.
To read the order, click here.
“In this case, the only reason for the Plaintiffs to question the council members is to peer into the Columbia City Council’s [...]
A setback for Columbia
I wrote a story today about a judge ruling against Columbia in a multi-million lawsuit. Columbia attorneys said the city did not have a contract with Columbia, but Fifth Circuit Judge Casey Manning disagreed.
To read the judge’s order, click here.
The ruling has definitely gotten the attention of City Council members. Tomorrow morning, council members will [...]
Judge denies motion in hotel lawsuit