Judge Scolds Lima Over Brookfield Toll Dispute

Imagine the city of Lima has been fighting a company called Brookfield over a toll road.

Lima's mayor thinks the contract for the road was made unfairly, maybe with a bribe.

They've lost in court and owe Brookfield money.

The mayor doesn't want to pay.

A judge is now looking at the case again, and she is not happy with Lima's arguments.

She thinks they are just trying to delay paying.

The company that built the road originally admitted to bribing people elsewhere but denies doing so in this case.

The mayor keeps saying he won’t pay, which annoys the judge even more.

There's a lot of legal back and forth, but the city is losing ground.