{"id":1580,"date":"2013-12-11T17:19:20","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T17:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2013-12-11T17:19:20","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T17:19:20","slug":"dallas-countys-fee-dispute-with-lawyers-sinks-settlement-of-federal-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/proseaction\/?p=1580","title":{"rendered":"Dallas County\u2019s fee dispute with lawyers sinks settlement of federal lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/metro\/20131118-dallas-countys-fee-dispute-with-lawyers-sinks-settlement-of-federal-lawsuit.ece','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/incoming\/20131007-nm_23watkinsa.ece\/BINARY\/original\/NM_23watkinsA\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/metro\/20131118-dallas-countys-fee-dispute-with-lawyers-sinks-settlement-of-federal-lawsuit.ece\\'&gt;Dallas County\\'s fee dispute with lawyers sinks settlement of federal lawsuit&lt;\/a&gt;A settlement in a complicated lawsuit in which Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins retained high-powered outside lawyers in an attempt to recover tens of millions of taxpayer dollars has died because those lawyers and the county couldn\\'t agree on legal fees.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dallasnews.com%2Fnews%2Fmetro%2F20131118-dallas-countys-fee-dispute-with-lawyers-sinks-settlement-of-federal-lawsuit.ece\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; 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