text: Sounds like there's more to the story, but the case seems pretty clear - they've been using the access for many decades and legally they're entitled to continue to under the law. Native rights don't seem to be the issue.
  
  But Charles' bigger point is the matter of losers having to pay legal fees of the winner. This allows bullying of the highest order (which Sealaska appears to have done). It also encourages gouging by the lawyers. Once it becomes clear that they will win the case, the lawyers pile on, billing against the case as heavily as they can. "Yup, we needed to sharpen every pencil in the office for this case. Took our attorney, making $500/hour, three hours." Sealaska should be ashamed.
  
  Cases like these are why people hate lawyers. This legal fee law needs to change. But guess what? Big corporations own our legislature and they aren't going to let that happen. They like things just the way they are.