Thursday, October 2, 2014

Jury awards $600,000 on JRA retaliation

Local attorney Nick Norris issued this press release:




Mr. Don Hewitt and Advanced Technology Business Solutions sought to convert the old Deposit Guaranty Building to a mixed-used building.  The complaint (p. 4) charges then-Mayor Harvey Johnson "intervened and interfered" to prevent the project from getting JRA support.  The details are spelled out in the complaint posted below.  Start on #19.


23 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is time for the City of Jackson to sue the JRA lawyer for about 20 million which may correct part the mess he has made.

Anonymous said...

that JRA lawyer is Zach Taylor, a partner in the New Orleans based Jones Walker law firm.

Anonymous said...

Is that you David or one of your sock puppets?

Anonymous said...

Zach Taylor has had the JRA by the gonads for years. The JRA is a total fiasco, and has been for years....where oh where are the Alvis Hunt's, Warren Hoods, Leland Speeds of JRA's glorious, but long since, past???

Diversity is a strength, diversity is a strength , diversity is a strength...all together now...

Truth in Advertising said...

Never mentioned in brief...Harvey Johnson....BLACK. Jason Brookins...BLACK. Tony Gaylor...BLACK. Majority of JRA board and chair....BLACK.

Anonymous said...

5:56, that just means they may insurance for the poor legal work that Taylor performed. Just let a good court hear it all and it may go from civil to criminal.

Anonymous said...

@ 5:54
It's great that you've learned to capitalize BLACK, but I just wanted to clarify about the verdict itself. The judge dismissed the racial animus part of the lawsuit. The award was based on JRA and the the City violating the right of a person to do business. That's civil rights, but has nothing to do with race. Just clarifying that there was an actual winning argument here without race. At least, that was my reading of it.

Anonymous said...

incompetent buffoons all...

Anonymous said...

6:28. That has nothing to do with the BRIEF. (ALL CAPS)

He wits case revolved around boo hoo I am black. Agreed the verdict didn't but read the effing brief. RACE RACE RACE.

Anonymous said...

Do the White folks on JRA have to pay this money?

Anonymous said...

It's not black/white. It's politics. Most politicians I know are sociopaths (on their best days).

Anonymous said...

JRA settled before trial.

Anonymous said...

8:05, then why go to trial? Soon the City of Jackson will not be able to pay the light bill and will go totally dark.

Kingfish said...

It went to trial. Jury award.

Anonymous said...

Should have said JRA settled at trial. Verdict against the bold new city.

Anonymous said...

The last few hundred people with any money that are let in Jackson will really get stuck with some large bills to pay. It is going to get much much worse.

Anonymous said...

@ 8:59 Was that intended to be a pun?

Anonymous said...

In the last month it appears the JRA board is trying remove its past problem people who have put the authority into this mess. Replacing Zack Taylor as authority attorney and Ronnie Crudup as chair of the board is probably removing the crux of the board's problems. However, Crudup is still sitting on the board and probably will be an impediment to the JRA moving forward. His term expired in 2011 and Mayor Yarber needs to appoint someone to replace him. From this judgment and the whole Farish Street debacle, it is obvious that for the good of the people of Jackson Crudup must go!!!

Anonymous said...

anybody know the terms of the JRA settlement? those guys think they're gods. if zach taylor has been fired then why is he still meeting the JRA board in executive session? how can they be so stupid?

Anonymous said...

when is the city council going to confirm the mayor's appointments to the jra? is little melvin going to be allowed to vote? after all his sweet auntie is one the jra lawyers, along with zach taylor. they tell me she's just as bad as he is.

msnative1943 said...

The Zach Taylor harpy is everywhere. The harpy is spouting almost verbatim what Ben Allen is saying around town. Hmmm.

Anonymous said...

Bishop Crudup, JRA and the new city administration have been very supportive of my efforts to bring developments to downtown Jackson. One of which will be announced in the coming days. I am a Caucasian Male

Anonymous said...

Msnative1943 is full of shit



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