A Mobile Circuit judge ruled the Bayou La Batre Housing Authority board violated Alabama’s Open Meetings Act in approving contracts behind closed doors that created a $4.2 million retirement payout for two former executives.
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Coverage of lawsuit from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
Body Camera Fight Boils Over: Orange Beach Council Meeting Dissolves Into Shouting
An Orange Beach council meeting drew 2,000 livestream viewers and a packed City Hall before public comment devolved into accusations between the mayor, a council member’s husband and residents.
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Probate Judge Don Davis Sues Over Mobile County Voter Precinct Mix-Up
Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis filed suit naming the Alabama secretary of state and county officials, arguing a postcard error let some voters cast regular ballots in the wrong precincts.
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Downtown YMCA Members Sue to Block Move From Water Street
Members of the Moorer Branch YMCA sued to stop the relocation of the downtown Mobile fitness facility from Water Street to a smaller space in the Kress Building, alleging irregularities in the debt-laden Y’s plans.
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Mobile Law Firm Joins $15 Billion Class Action Against Facebook
A Mobile law firm was named to the plaintiffs’ steering committee in a California class action accusing Facebook of tracking users after they logged out, a case lawyers said could carry more than $15 billion in damages.