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Government

Jan. 14, 2012

Lawyer, another resign from rail authority

California High Speed Rail Authority Chairman Thomas J. Umberg, a partner with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, along with the authority's chief executive, announced their resignations Thursday amid growing controversy over the organization's bullet train project.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

California High Speed Rail Authority Chairman Thomas J. Umberg, a partner with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, along with the authority's chief executive, announced their resignations Thursday amid growing controversy over the organization's bullet train project. Umberg's and CEO Roelof van Ark's departures come a week after an advisory panel highly criticized the $98 billion project due to concerns about its management and ...

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