Which is not to say that new Black Swans don’t keep on coming. Katrina was certainly one. For who-knows-how-many, the alleged bribery attempt that led to U.S. v. Scruggs is another (for y’all on the Coast, it’s one in an infernal series; for the Langston Law Firm employee who showed up here last night aiming to vent his fear and rage on us, it’s apparently one more than he can handle; for the Scruggs accused — current or prospective — it’s the biggest, God-damnedest, blackest specter they’ve ever met in their lives).
Anyhow, the Black Swan concept came back to me just now as I was reading David Rossmiller’s latest post, where you’ll find much of interest, including this marveling passage:
No matter what your views of the conduct of insurance companies in Katrina adjusting, or your views on the litigation conduct of Scruggs and company, you have to admit that the turnaround in the litigation posture of the parties in the last few months of Katrina litigation is nothing short of astounding. Scruggs under indictment, his law firm kicked out of Katrina litigation, Judge Acker swinging a light saber, the SKG looking like Marley’s ghost, FBI agents doing lightning raids of law firms when they’re not tapping telephones and filming covert videos, everyone connected with Scruggs running for the tall grass, State Farm with an injunction against the Attorney General, Jim Hood either scared to or unwilling to open his mouth, the Ride of the Rigsbys over, State Farm on the offensive across the board. The hunters have become the hunted.
FOLO
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