Legal Opinion
City of New Orleans v. Municipal Administrative Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2004No. 03-30872PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The City of New Orleans appeals a judgment awarding Municipal Administrative Services, Inc. (“MAS”), the amount due it under a contingency fee contract. Finding no error, we affirm.
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MAS 1 entered into a contract with the city to audit BellSouth’s royalty payments to the city. The contract provided that in addition to a fixed fee, the city would pay MAS 20% of the amount it recovered from BellSouth. MAS found that BellSouth had incorrectly stated its revenue and owed the city additional royalties. After negotiation and litigation, the city entered into an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Keaty v. Freeport Indonesia, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Bivian Villalobos, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- City of Rose City v. Nutmeg Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Waters v. Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by125 opinions
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