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[edit] Judge: Miss. court to decide MCI case | clarionledger.com | The ...

22 November 2008, by unknown The case was overshadowed, however, when Langston and Balducci were snagged in the same bribery scandal that toppled famed tort lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, who made a name for himself by taking on tobacco companies in the 1990s. ...

[edit] State court to rule in MCI legal-fee case - State - SunHerald.com

22 November 2008, by unknown The case was overshadowed, however, when Langston and Balducci were snagged in the same bribery investigation and prosecution that jailed famed tort lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, who made a name for himself by taking on tobacco ...

[edit] Microblog 2008-11-21

22 November 2008, by unknown

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[edit] Yall Politics

22 November 2008, by staff@yallpolitics.com In his guilty-plea proceedings before U.S. Chief Judge Michael P. Mills, the 53-year-old Langston swore he conspired with famed former Oxford attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, former New Albany attorney Timothy Balducci, former state ...

[edit] Miss. court to decide who gets $14M legal fees - Forbes

21 November 2008, by

[edit] Master & Settlement: Ten years of advocacy and more litigation - Point of Law

21 November 2008, by

[edit] PointofLaw.com | PointOfLaw Forum: Master & Settlement: Ten years ...

21 November 2008, by unknown Mississippi trial lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs first became well-known taking on the asbestos industry on behalf of sick shipyard workers. He was then hired to sue Big Tobacco, representing Mississippi in the protracted tobacco ...

[edit] Langston sentencing, timing spur questions - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

21 November 2008, by

[edit] Alex Constantine's Anti-Fascist Research Bin: Mississippi: Trent ...

20 November 2008, by Alex Constantine Langston met with investigators several times, "admitting and detailing his role in Dickie Scruggs' legal team's efforts to influence Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter," according to court records. DeLaughter has insisted he did nothing ...

[edit] Langston Sentencing Set For December 16

19 November 2008, by The Daily Journal reports that Joey Langston will be sentenced for his role in “Scruggs II” on December 16 before Chief US District Judge Michael Mills. Langston pleaded guilty in January to a one-count information charging him with bribing Judge Bobby DeLaughter. I anticipate more pleas and/or indictments shortly. Here’s our recent coverage.

[edit] Sentencing date set for Scruggs' former lawyer - Legal News Line

18 November 2008, by

[edit] LegalNewsline | Sentencing date set for Scruggs' former lawyer

18 November 2008, by unknown (Legal Newsline) - More than 11 months later to pleading guilty a judicial bribery scheme involving disgraced former plaintiffs lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, fellow attorney Joey Langston was given his sentencing date. ...

[edit] Sentencing set for lawyer in ongoing bribery case - WXVT

18 November 2008, by

[edit] Second Scruggs Criminal Case Still Percolating

17 November 2008, by The “other” criminal matter involving Dickie Scruggs is the case in which Joey Langston pleaded guilty in January to bribing Judge Bobby DeLaughter via former Hinds County DA Ed Peters on behalf of Scruggs to influence the Wilson v. Scruggs civil suit. Prosecutors are referring to this case as “Scruggs II”. We’ve heard nothing recently until last week, when prosecutors filed a motion for downward departure from the maximum sentence permitted under Langston’s plea agreement. The motion was suppo

[edit] Jerry Mitchell: Expect “Scruggs II” this month or next | folo

14 November 2008, by lotus A federal grand jury in Oxford is expected to hear testimony this month or next on whether imprisoned former trial lawyer Dickie Scruggs influenced Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter - a case prosecutors already are calling ...

[edit] New revelations into Federal investigation of Scruggs case - WLBT-TV

13 November 2008, by

[edit] State likely to see two Obama appointees - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

12 November 2008, by

[edit] Trial will tell what Rigsbys may owe - SunHerald.com

1 November 2008, by

[edit] Miss. Katrina report: No fraud pattern by insurer - Forbes

31 October 2008, by

[edit] “Balanced the extremely hot cup of bcoffee/b on her thigh”

29 October 2008, by Not a great thing to do when pulling away from a Starbucks window and negotiating a turn onto the roadway. Jordan Triplett, 23, wants $250000 in the Knoxville, Tenn Read the original here: “Balanced the extremely hot cup of bcoffee/b on her thigh”

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[edit] Con Man Charged In Attempt To Swindle Tom Petters’ Attorney

29 October 2008, by Another sidebar to the Petters securities fraud case: Tom Petters’ attorney Jon Hopeman was approached by a man who said he had connections and could make the case against Petters “go away” for … Excerpted from:

[edit] Zach Scruggs’ Permanent Disbarment: Yes, It’s Permanent

3 October 2008, by We recently noted Zach Scruggs’ ludicrous attempt to redefine his disbarment. On Thursday, the Mississippi Supreme Court rejected his motion: EN BANC 2008-BD-00486-SCT The Mississippi Bar v. David Zachary Scruggs; Disposition: Motion for rehearing filed by David Zachary Scruggs is denied. Easley, Graves and Randolph, JJ., would grant. Is this the end of the matter? Or will Zach file a new motion disputing the meaning of “denied”? (h/t folo)

[edit] Update on Renfroe v Rigsby, the Alabama case

1 October 2008, by After the Qui Tam legal team found Renfroe tripped playing defense and refuted their claim with their own record in the Alabama case, I checked on the latest developments. The Appeal filed by Dick Scruggs is moving forward in the 11th Circuit; however, the mediation ordered by Judge Acker has stalled according to the Status Report filed by a Renfroe attorney. Mediation of the above-styled case was conducted by The Honorable Bernard Harwood on Thursday, September 25, 2008. Plaintiff, E.A. Renfroe

[edit] The First Presidential Debate and Legal Reform

21 September 2008, by The first presidential debate takes place Friday in Oxford, Mississippi. Oxford…Oxford…Oxford…Now whom is it we associate, lately, with Oxford, Mississippi? Right. It’s the home of Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, the giant among trial lawyers. Or at least it was until July. “Court Orders Dickie Scruggs to Ky. Federal Prison“ What a perfect venue to debate the merits of tort reform and the economic damages caused by the plaintiff’s bar, kicked off with a discussion of the criminal excesses of Mil

[edit] Zach Scruggs Fights Permanent Disbarment

18 September 2008, by On July 28 Zach Scruggs was permanently disbarred from practicing law in Mississippi. His March 21 plea hearing transcript contains this exchange: THE COURT : All right, Mr. Scruggs. Of course, the legal profession that you say you love so much, you will not be a part of it the rest of your life. You understand that? THE DEFENDANT : Yes, Your Honor. But that was oh so long ago! Now Zach doesn’t see it that way at all. He now claims that Mississippi Bar rules “do not provide for permanent

[edit] McIntoshes, State Farm Settle

16 September 2008, by Last week’s surprising announcement that Thomas and Pamela McIntosh were dropping extra-contractual and punitive damage claims against State Farm indicated that the case was about to settle. On Monday, a confidential settlement was announced and US District Judge L. T. Senter dismissed the case (.pdf). While the McIntoshes’ attorney Chip Merlin claimed that the settlement had no bearing on other pending State Farm lawsuits, State Farm’s press release, although certainly biased, really hits the

[edit] The NY Times Has SOME Nerve!

13 September 2008, by Again the NY Times gloats about the ruling from Judge Greene yesterday on the ballot order of the Musgrove/Wicker senate race. Whoever wrote this piece calls it "a shameful trick", accuses the governor of unfairness, and an "ugly undemocratic move." Governor Haley Barbour and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, incredibly, are ordering Mississippi election officials to bury the close Senate race at the bottom of the ballot. The idea is to make it harder for less educated voters — many of them

[edit] Breaking: Judge Walker denies Motion to Compel Scruggs, Motion for Summary Judgment, Renders others Moot and McIntosh moves on!

27 August 2008, by State Farm’s my-way-or-the-highway approach to the depositions of the Scruggses hit the road today in Southern District Federal Court with Judge Walker’s Order denying their motion to compel the Scruggs to testify. Walker’s denial renders moot the Motion to Strike filed by the Scruggs reported here and the Motion for Protection filed by McIntosh Counsel Tina Nicholson. (text only order) Walker also issued an Order denying State Farm’s Motion for Summary Judgment. As you will see in the text of t

[edit] State Farm v. Scruggs updates (Introduction)

25 August 2008, by [This is the last of a series. The introduction is here.] Earlier this month State Farm made public e-mails recently obtained from the Scruggs Law Firm that appear to show that Scruggs knowingly sent court documents that were then under seal to reporters at ABC News, CBS News, Associated Press, and The New York Times. Here’s an example. The documents include an “evidentiary disclosure” and the “first amended complaint” in the Rigsbys’ whistleblower suit, which was filed under seal in April 2

[edit] State Farm v. Scruggs updates (Introduction)

25 August 2008, by [This is the last of a series. The introduction is here.] Earlier this month State Farm made public e-mails recently obtained from the Scruggs Law Firm that appear to show that Scruggs knowingly sent court documents that were then under seal to reporters at ABC News, CBS News, Associated Press, and The New York Times. Here’s an example. The documents include an “evidentiary disclosure” and the “first amended complaint” in the Rigsbys’ whistleblower suit, which was filed under seal in April 2

[edit] Reply talks sex, ignores question - Did State Farm f#!% McIntosh or not?

23 August 2008, by State Farm’s Reply claims the Scruggses’ response is written as if this case were a blank slate with no past history and no prior rulings from this Court and the discovery process is designed to seek the truth - and applauds its own integrity noting since the lawsuit was filed, State Farm has worked to bring the true facts to light. I’m going to forgo a point by point comparison of the State Farm reply to the Scruggs response and focus on one aspect that indicates just how far off base State Far

[edit] House and Senate Race Roundup, 8/22

22 August 2008, by MN-Sen: Meanwhile, another strong poll comes out for Al Franken in Minnesota. This one shows him with a narrow lead over Norm Coleman, in fact. From the University of Minnesota/Humphrey Institute: Franken (D) 41 Coleman (R) 40 Barkley (I) 8 They polled this race in January, a sufficient enough span ...

[edit] Dick and Zach oppose Renfroe’s joinder and motion

22 August 2008, by Since “the blogging class” is cursed not only by work but a need for sleep, I’ve pulled text from the motion that discusses the points made in the opening summary. Bold text, other than headings, has been added for emphasis of selected points and related comment is added in closing. I’ve made no secret of how distasteful I found the Oxford depositions. Questions like those Belle quoted in a comment to a Thursday post were very much on my mind as I read the Scruggses response incorporating some q

[edit] Biden Returns Campaign Contributions From Scruggs Defendants

22 August 2008, by The Daily Journal reports that US Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) has returned campaign contributions of $2300 each from Dickie Scruggs, Zach Scruggs, Steve Patterson and Tim Balducci. An FEC report from the Biden For President campaign showed that the contributions had been donated to a cancer charity. The WSJ Law Blog reported last December on the connection between the Biden campaign and the Scruggs defendants, including a fundraiser last August in Oxford hosted by Balducci, Scruggs and former Miss

[edit] Not a surprise but Scruggs settles with Zuckerman Spaeder

20 August 2008, by From our friends at Phunk and Wagnalls h/t comes word of a settlement in another Scruggs fee dispute - this one Scruggs v Zuckerman Spaeder. Why no surprise? We had a big clue in a footnote in the first motion filed by new counsel for the Rigsby qui tam case. The Rigsbys recently have had some discussions with representatives of Richard Scruggs and/or the Scruggs law firm regarding whether to reduce the indemnity agreement to writing to avoid any confusion regarding its terms. New Counsel i

[edit] Supremely surprising events in Jones v Scruggs (Corrected)

20 August 2008, by Surprising events can turn old news into new - and that’s certainly the case with the latest news about the fee dispute between Jones, Funderburg, Sessums, Peterson and Lee and the other member firms of the defunct SKG joint venture group. Surprising event # 1 came from the Mississippi Supreme Court. The MSC granted the Interlocutory Appeal filed by Dick Scruggs as well as the Motion for Reconsideration of the Interlocutory Appeal filed by the other former member firms of SKG - surprising eno

[edit] See something new? Could it be Renfroe filing Thing 2?

19 August 2008, by Two things and I call them Thing 1 and Thing 2 Are trying to compel the Scruggses to do Something they’ve already done. It could have easy, it could have been fun Except for the way the first one was done. Now they can’t get to Dick. They can’t get to Zach. And the minute they try, Miss Tina is back. Convinced the Scruggses have the cat in the hat and are keeping it there, Renfroe counsel from Howrey filed a Joinder with Defendant State Farm’s Motion to compel testimony of Dick and Zac

[edit] “The Hunting of the Snark” in newly filed “fits” in McIntosh and Rigsby qui tam

16 August 2008, by Once upon a time there was a Boojum . Believe it - two or three are still around. In fact, I’m certain one was in charge of my Friday. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be motivated to hunt the Snark in these Katrina cases. Lewis Carroll’s poem was written in eight fits and there were five new documents on Pacer when I got home from work. However, three gave me a fit; and, five plus three is eight. Works for me, has to - as I’d really have a fit if anything slabbed my weekend. Fit the First: The Landing

[edit] Scruggs Scheduled To Report To Prison

4 August 2008, by Gulf Coast Attorney Dickie Scruggs is scheduled to report to a Kentucky prison Monday.

[edit] Anti - tobacco lawyer Scruggs reports to Ky. prison

4 August 2008, by Anti-tobacco lawyer Richard Dickie Scruggs has reported to a federal prison in eastern Kentucky. Prison spokesman Larry E. Whitman says Scruggs entered a federal prison in Ashland at 11 a.m. EDT on Monday. He is beginning a five-year sentence for conspiring to bribe a ...

[edit] Scruggs Takes 5th In Katrina Deposition

30 July 2008, by Dickie Scruggs is took the Fifth Amendment last week when forced to testify in a civil lawsuit involving State Farm Fire & Casualty Cos.

[edit] Court Orders Mississippi Lawyer Scruggs to Kentucky Federal Prison

25 July 2008, by Famed Mississippi anti-tobacco lawyer Richard "Dickie Scruggs is ordered to report to a federal prison in Ashland, Ky., in August to start serving his five-year sentence for attempting to bribe a Mi

[edit] Court Orders Dickie Scruggs To Kentucky Prison

23 July 2008, by Dickie Scruggs will serve his sentence for attempting to bribe a judge at a federal prison in Ashland, Ky.

[edit] Bribe sentence brings gasp to top legal eagle (Denver Post)

29 June 2008, by Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, who became one of the wealthiest civil-lawsuit attorneys in the country by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge.

[edit] How a $50,000 Bribe Led to Scruggs' Downfall

28 June 2008, by A $50,000 bribe has landed one of America's top tort lawyers in prison. Mississippi-native Dickie Scruggs was sentenced Friday to five years behind bars. Journalist Peter J. Boyer, who profiled Scruggs in the May 19th issue of The New Yorker magazine, discusses the case. » ...

[edit] How a $50,000 Bribe Led to Scruggs' Downfall

28 June 2008, by A $50,000 bribe has landed one of America's top tort lawyers in prison. Mississippi-native Dickie Scruggs was sentenced Friday to five years behind bars. Journalist Peter J. Boyer, who profiled Scruggs in the May 19th issue of The New Yorker magazine, discusses the case. » ...

[edit] Scruggs, Backstrom Sentenced in Judicial Bribery Case (WLBT 3 Jackson)

28 June 2008, by Two prominent attorneys are headed for prison for their roles in a judicial bribery scandal. Oxford attorney Richard Dickie Scruggs known for his big dollar settlements in tobacco, asbestos and hurricane Katrina cases will serve five years.

[edit] Legal News - LexBlogosphere: 6/27/08

28 June 2008, by Legal News - LexBlogosphere The flurry of posting continues into this Friday, as court decisions from around the country generate conversation. Dickie Scruggs' 5-year sentence, the relationship between candy and economic recession, and the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act are just ...

[edit] Scruggs gets 5 years in prison in bribery scheme (AP via Yahoo! News)

27 June 2008, by Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, who became one of the wealthiest civil lawsuit attorneys in the country by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge.