Florence Copper: Town liable for $5 million in legal bills
by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune
Florence Copper’s parent company will attempt to recover as much as $5 million from the town of Florence in legal fees and related costs spent defending the town’s lawsuits, a top company official said.
Taseko Mines of Canada, owner of Florence Copper, filed suit Jan. 9 in Maricopa County Superior Court to recover $640,000 in legal costs to defend itself in a case brought by the town and others against Florence Copper and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. The suit challenged the ADEQ’s issuance of a temporary permit to Florence Copper.
