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December 17, 2007
Famed attorney told to answer questions about leaked Katrina documents
Famed attorney told to answer questions about leaked Katrina documents A federal judge has ruled that Scruggs and his son and law partner, Zach, can be questioned under oath about their handling of leaked documents in a Hurricane Katrina insurance case. The order is unusual because Scruggs is an attorney in the case, and his…
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December 17, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 18
Scruggs Nation, Day 18 Not much time for blogging today, but numerous readers have been sending me links to two good stories in today’s papers, one by Anita Lee in the Sun Herald on P.L. Blake, another by Jerry Mitchell in the Clarion-Ledger on prosecutors’ investigation into a prior Scruggs fee dispute in Hinds County.…
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December 17, 2007
As If On Cue, the CL Carries Water for Speekah Billy McCoy
The most unpardonable journalistic sin is plagarism. The second is burying the lead. Today, the CL Editorial Board may have to beg for forgiveness in the second department. Today in their Editorial Speaker: McCoy’s the Better Choice, Hampton & Company seem conflicted about their choice. We find no fault in Smith – moreover, we like…
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December 17, 2007
CL – Feds probe Hinds case
Feds probe Hinds case It began in 1994 in Hinds County Circuit Court when Alwyn Luckey sued his two former law partners, Scruggs and Scruggs’ then-law partner, William Roberts Wilson Jr., for what Luckey’s contract called for – 25 percent of the attorney fees from litigation against asbestos manufacturers. Wilson countersued Scruggs for monies he…
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December 17, 2007
SUNHERALD – Dickie Scruggs’ $50 million man
Dickie Scruggs’ $50 million man Blake will earn $50 million, court records show, for clipping newspaper articles and alerting Scruggs to maneuvering in political “cloakrooms,” as Scruggs put it, from Mississippi to Washington. Scruggs managed a transformation of his own over the same two decades, from small-town attorney to polished multi-millionaire. Scruggs also amassed around…
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December 17, 2007
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December 15, 2007
FOLO – NMC Checks Out Balducci’s Chops
NMC Checks Out Balducci’s Chops Tim Balducci apparently had a different theory. The first three are all criminal cases in which the circuit judge was Henry Lackey — and Tim lost! And lost on appeal! Two were of such insignificance the court did not write an opinion, and in the third, the only issue was…
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December 15, 2007
CL – Mike Moore: Senate decision crushing for Dems
Moore: Senate decision crushing for Dems It was considered a near certainty that Moore would run. Since he chose to pursue private legal practice in 2004, it was common political wisdom that he was itching to be a senator, only biding his time until either Lott, 66, or Sen. Thad Cochran, 70, chose to retire.…
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December 15, 2007
WSJ – Mississippi’s Tort King
Mississippi’s Tort King “It just boggles the mind,” said one Mississippi trial lawyer quoted in the Los Angeles Times about the indictment of tort lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs last week on charges of backing the attempted bribery of a state judge. “Here is a man who has had an enormous amount of success, who reached…
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December 15, 2007
JPD SWAT members deputized by McMillin
JPD SWAT members deputized by McMillin Malcolm McMillin, Hinds County sheriff and Jackson police chief, deputized 20 members of the Jackson Police Department SWAT team and hostage negotiations team Friday morning, giving them jurisdiction throughout Hinds County. McMillin said he did it so the JPD officers can assist the 14 SWAT team members of the…
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December 14, 2007
Moore opts not to seek Lott seat
Moore opts not to seek Lott seat Many Democrats also viewed the charismatic Moore as their best opportunity for victory. “The man is in private law practice and he has a right not to run,” said state Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville. “But I think he might have been the best horse we had, so we…
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December 14, 2007
Scruggs’ defense receives evidence
Scruggs’ defense receives evidence Defense attorneys for five NeMiss men accused of attempting to bribe a judge are receiving documents and recordings relating to the federal allegations. Attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs of Oxford, his son Zach, Oxford attorney Sidney Backstrom, New Albany attorney Timothy Balducci and former State Auditor Steve Patterson were indicted Nov. 28…
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March 20, 2026
DiBiase found not guilty on all 13 counts for his alleged role in Mississippi’s largest-ever public welfare scandal
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March 20, 2026
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
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March 20, 2026
International Paper to build new $225 million facility in Rankin County
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Mississippi Ag Commissioner pushes back on California’s corporate climate reporting mandate
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Frank Corder
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March 17, 2026
Salad Days Hydroponic Farm cuts ribbon on new Flora greenhouse facility
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March 12, 2026
Unions ratify largest single wage increase in Ingalls Shipbuilding history
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Susan Marquez
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March 20, 2026
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra hosts Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience
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March 20, 2026
The triumphant King
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Susan Marquez
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March 19, 2026
JXN Food & Wine Festival expands to three days in 2026
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Russ Latino
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March 20, 2026
Could Mississippi’s conservative, business donors stop giving to Republican incumbents?
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Russ Latino
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March 19, 2026
Employers warn Senate plan to raise Mississippians’ drug prices will cost dearly
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Sid Salter
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March 18, 2026
Hyde-Smith withstood a nearly “coordinated” attack in cruising to GOP primary win
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