Legal Fees In Exxon Case Could Cost Nj About $50 Million

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — More than one-fifth of a proposed $225 million settlement between Gov. Chris Christie's administration and ExxonMobil will go toward legal fees if a Superior Court judge approves the deal. Under the current proposal, New Jersey would pay nearly $50 million in fees for outside legal counsel in the nearly 12-year-old lawsuit. The legal costs re-emerged at a hearing last month as the Department of Environmental Protection, the Attorney General's office and the Houston-based oil company tried to persuade a judge to approve the settlement and as environmental groups fight a separate court battle to intervene in the case.Read more on NewsOK.com

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