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January 14, 2008
OVERLAWYERED – Joey Langston indicted, cooperating with feds
Joey Langston indicted, cooperating with feds Now we may have a better idea why prominent Booneville, Miss. lawyer Joseph Langston recently withdrew as counsel for Dickie Scruggs in the widening corruption scandal: per a report by Jerry Mitchell in Sunday’s Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Langston was himself nabbed on corruption charges, has pleaded guilty and is cooperating…
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – Questions raised by the Langston guilty plea story
Questions raised by the Langston guilty plea story Langston is pleading guilty to an attempt to influence Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter in the Wilson v. Scruggs fee dispute case. An execllent and helpful account of that case is in this comment. Langston is apparently stating that he paid Ed Peters (former Hinds County district attorney…
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January 14, 2008
FOLO – Tim-ber-r-r-rrrrrrrrrr
Tim-ber-r-r-rrrrrrrrrr In patented Mitchell/C-L fashion, this story’s narrative of what actually went down is a chopped-up, chronologically-muddled mess. Best I can tell, though, it runs something like this: Back in 1994, Dickie Scruggs’s former partners in some settled-out asbestos litigation, Alwyn Luckey and William Roberts Wilson, Jr., sued him in Hinds County court over the…
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January 14, 2008
Joey Langston Pleads GUILTY
Another lawyer pleads guilty On Dec. 10, the FBI served a search warrant at Langston’s law office, where Balducci previously worked, seeking documents related to that attorneys’ fees lawsuit as well as documents regarding payments to Jackson lawyer Ed Peters, who played no known role in the case. In 2001, Peters retired as Hinds County…
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January 13, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Renfroe v. Rigsby update
Renfroe v. Rigsby update Judge Acker denied motions by Scruggs and the Rigsby sisters that he recuse himself from the case on the grounds of the perception of bias that might arise from his referral of Scruggs for criminal contempt of court charges (Scruggs is not a party in this case, nor did he represent…
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January 13, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Hood takes new oath of office, no mention of Scruggs but vows to fight fake contact lens
Hood takes new oath of office, no mention of Scruggs but vows to fight fake contact lenses Now, from what I can see, Hood is an energetic law enforcement official. I follow Katrina-related events, but I’m not in a position to judge his total performance in office nor do I care to — I will…
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January 13, 2008
DJOURNAL – Scruggs update
Scruggs update A source close to the case told the Daily Journal on Wednesday that Patterson has changed his innocent plea for leniency and is helping prosecutors. His status and other sealed documents are expected to become public Monday, when one legal observer said more issues of the case will be clarified. In a reportedly…
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January 13, 2008
ASBESTOSLAND – Who Was on the Phone at Dickie Scruggs’s Office?
Who Was on the Phone at Dickie Scruggs’s Office? According to the Associated Press on January 11, 2008, recently filed court papers reveal that, between Sept. 26 and Oct. 23, 2007, authorities taped 14 calls that confessed former asbestos plaintiffs’ lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs bribery co-conspirator Timothy Balducci made to the Scruggs Law Firm in…
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January 12, 2008
YP – For Scruggs Addicts Only – Government’s Discovery Load
Rossmiller tonight posted this Exhibit to a discovery motion. In this letter, the Government outlines what they have turned over. There are some very interesting questions raised. On page 4, the Government states that it turned over . . . “November 5, 2007 Surveillance Photos” with photographs showing $10,000 check paid from Scruggs Law Firm…
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January 12, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – News regarding Steve Patterson?
News regarding Steve Patterson? Insurance Coverage Blog 1/11/8
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January 12, 2008
FOLO – U.S. v. Scruggs, defense discovery reply
U.S. v. Scruggs, defense discovery reply Scruggs, father and son, and Backstrom have filed a reply on their motion to compel discovery in U.S. v. Scruggs. A couple of tidbits of information: It confirms that the search of Langston’s office was about two cases in which Langston represented Scruggs. It suggests that the government is…
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January 12, 2008
DJOURNAL – UPDATE: First public clue Patterson has pleaded in Scruggs case
UPDATE: First public clue Patterson has pleaded in Scruggs case NE MS Daily Journal 1/11/8
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