Audit for MTA legal bills

Flabbergasted by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's soaring litigation costs, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas on Tuesday called for an audit to determine the extent of the agency's legal expenses. Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

Ridley-Thomas said Metro has spent more than $30 million in legal fees fighting a lawsuit filed by the Tutor-Saliba Corp. in 1995 regarding the Red Line subway that runs from Union Station to North Hollywood.

Ridley-Thomas is also concerned about another $10 million in legal fees spent on another construction-related lawsuit "which may have been spent without approval of the MTA Board of Directors."