Portsmouth antes up another $400K to fight Banfield Road dumping lawsuit

By: Jeff McMenemy

Outlets: Portsmouth Herald

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 977

Last Updated: 2 days, 21 hours ago

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PORTSMOUTH — The City Council voted to approve a $400,000 supplemental appropriation this week to continue paying for outside counsel to fight a lawsuit brought against the city in 2022.

City Attorney Susan Morrell told the council the city has already spent about $500,000 on the McLane Middleton law firm, which was hired to defend the case filed against the city, the Portsmouth Housing Authority and other parties.

Morrell described the lawsuit as …

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