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April 15, 2008

SH – Embattled tort attorney takes 5th over bribery questions

Embattled tort attorney takes 5th over bribery questions Scruggs took the 5th at least 19 times Tuesday when asked about the bribery scheme. Attorneys representing the Jones, Funderburg, Sessums, Peterson & Lee law firm want Scruggs to testify to strengthen their argument that Scruggs should be sanctioned “by striking the defendants’ pleadings and entering a…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 15, 2008

DJ – Scruggs takes the stands, says little

Scruggs takes the stands, says little Disgraced attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs took the 5th Amendment against self-incrimination 19 times in Lafayette circuit court Tuesday. He was called to testify in the case of Jones v Scruggs, which seeks a larger share of legal fees from Katrina lawsuit settlements. This lawsuit surrounding the legal-fees distribution is…