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Is the Scruggs scandal a legacy of the policies of Mike Moore, Jim Hood? And this e-mail exchange between Steve Funderburg and Scruggs is a must-read: Jones claims that on March 2, at a meeting of the Scruggs Katrina Group, Barrett offered him six percent, about $1,500,000. Jones claims he turned it down and asked again for arbitration. His associate, Steve Funderburg, vented in a March 4 e-mail to Scruggs. "I have looked in the mirror all weekend and tried to figure out how I could be so stupid," he wrote. "John and I DEFENDED you in fee dispute litigation for God's sake." He wrote, "We DEFENDED you when people said you were greedy, or were a back stabber, or a liar, or anything else." He wrote, "You have developed a good routine. It worked. But go to your grave knowing that you have shaken my belief in everything I hold dear." He wrote, "I did not believe that people like you really existed. I am ashamed and will always be ashamed of having defended you and protected you." Scruggs wrote back, "I respect and am grateful for the devoted efforts you and Johnny made in your representation of me and those in privity in the Wilson/Luckey matters." Scruggs added that the group had become leery of working with them because they might seize upon a pretext to sue. A great story, one of the best that has been done so far on the current Scruggs controversy. Read it all. Insurance Coverage Blog 12/7/7