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June 6, 2008
Reining In the Kings of Tort
Reining In the Kings of Tort What destroyed Weiss and Scruggs was a system in which the money just got too big. The two had helped spawn an industry of class-action mega-cases that was so lucrative, the plaintiffs couldn’t bear the idea of losing. So the “good guys” began to cut corners. Weiss and Scruggs…
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June 6, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Judge Acker hammers Scruggs, Rigsby sisters for contempt
Judge Acker hammers Scruggs, Rigsby sisters for contempt Wow. Judge Acker found Scruggs and the Rigsby sisters jointly and severally liable for civil contempt and a fine of $65,000 in the Renfroe v. Rigsby case, relating to failure to promptly return the stolen State Farm claims files to Renfroe’s counsel. Here’s the order, and here’s…
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June 6, 2008
Alabama judge cites Rigsbys, Scruggs with contempt, orders them to pay $65,000
Alabama judge cites Rigsbys, Scruggs with contempt, orders them to pay $65,000 A federal judge in Alabama cited Dickie Scruggs and two former insurance adjusters for civil contempt, ordering them to pay $65,000 to attorneys for E.A. Renfroe, the Alabama company that employed the adjusters. The Rigsbys say they turned over all their records to…
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June 6, 2008
Session: Staying without agreement wasteful
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 6/5/8 Mississippi legislative leaders were right to recess the current special session. Continuing the current standoff over how to fund the state Medicaid program would only amount to wasting taxpayers’ money. House Speaker Billy McCoy and Gov. Haley Barbour on Wednesday agreed that there was an impasse and there was a need…
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June 6, 2008
After days at loggerheads, Medicaid debate postponed
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/5/8 The impasse over Medicaid funding that brought a halt Wednesday to a special legislative session is likely to still be there when lawmakers reconvene in three weeks. House Democrats are still pressing for a cigarette tax hike. Gov. Haley Barbour and the Republican-led Senate remain just as firm on a hospital tax,…
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June 6, 2008
House blasts FEMA, HUD
The Sun Herald, 6/5/8 At a congressional hearing of two House subcommittees Wednesday, officials from FEMA and HUD failed to satisfy congressional critics about their efforts to find housing for 22,000 Katrina victims still living in trailers nearly three years after the storm. House Financial Services Committee Chair Barney Frank, D-Mass., who attended the hearing,…
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June 6, 2008
Another gun on airplane irks rep
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/5/8 Another breach of security at Jackson-Evers International Airport involving a firearm being brought aboard a plane has House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson demanding answers. In a letter sent this week, Thompson gave U.S. Transportation Security Administration Director Kip Hawley until Monday to explain how a Mississippi Department of Public Safety…
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June 6, 2008
Death penalty works, DA says
The Clarion-Ledger, 6/5/8 Jackson’s growing homicide rate has prompted Hinds County’s new district attorney to do something that hasn’t been done in at least two decades – seek the death penalty often in capital murder cases. Robert Shuler Smith said Wednesday he believes the death penalty is a crime deterrent. There have been 29 homicides…
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June 5, 2008
Video shows bystanders ignoring hit-and-run victim
Video shows bystanders ignoring hit-and-run victim Police released chilling surveillance video of a hit-and-run accident in hopes of catching the unidientified driver who ran down a 78-year-old pedestrian, paralyzing him, and to show the callousness of bystanders who did nothing to help. The gripping one-minute video shows the violent May 30 accident and bystanders’ apparent…
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June 5, 2008
Suspected 9/11 mastermind wants death penalty
Suspected 9/11 mastermind wants death penalty Mohammed sang verses from the Quran, rejected his attorneys and told Judge Ralph Kohlmann, a Marine colonel, that he wants to represent himself at the war crimes trial. The judge warned that he faces execution if convicted of organizing the attacks on America. But the former No. 3 leader…
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June 5, 2008
SEN MCDANIEL – Voter ID a must to maintain public’s trust in electoral process
Voter ID a must to maintain public’s trust in electoral process The idea behind Voter ID legislation is based on a foundation of common sense. Simply put, people in Mississippi need photo identification to cash a check, board a plane or apply for food stamps, in addition to countless other activities of life. It therefore…
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June 5, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, June 5
Scruggs Nation, June 5 — You might have seen the recent article by syndicated columnist David Ignatius on Scruggs, which contained these paragraphs: What destroyed [plaintiffs attorney Melvyn] Weiss and Scruggs was a system in which the money just got too big. The two had helped spawn an industry of class-action mega-cases that was so…
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December 18, 2025
Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 18, 2025
Treasurer’s office wants to help families save for college
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December 18, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: December 18, 2025
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 18, 2025
Craving Crave: Tupelo’s dessert haven that keeps us coming back
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Alistair Begg
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December 18, 2025
A great lie about the Christian life
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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Dr. Patrick Miller
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December 16, 2025
The Hidden Gem: Why education freedom is the new economic development
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