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December 9, 2007
CL – Money, power, politics and the law: Dickie Scruggs, Lightning rod
Money, power, politics and the law: Dickie Scruggs, Lightning rod Author Michael Orey in the 1999 book Assuming the Risk : The Mavericks, the Lawyers, and the Whistle-Blowers Who Beat Big Tobacco (Little, Brown and Co.) suggested that even the contingency fee contract that gave Scruggs access to the tobacco case was the result of…
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December 9, 2007
CL EDITORIAL – Scruggs case: A league of his own
Scruggs case: A league of his own Scruggs’ political connections to prominent state politicians, his generosity to his Ole Miss alma mater, prior allegations of ruthless behavior on behalf of his clients and the lawyer’s penchant for using his wealth to guarantee the political outcomes he seeks – ask Insurance Commissioner George Dale about it…
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December 9, 2007
LOTT – ‘It’s been a wild ride’
‘It’s been a wild ride’ “I have no kind of sex problems. I have no financial problems. I have no legal problems,” he said Thursday on Sean Hannity’s national radio show. Commerical Dispatch 12/7/7
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December 9, 2007
NYT – Court Intrigue for the King of Torts
Court Intrigue for the King of Torts Mr. Scruggs’s own boasting about his ability to win verdicts from sympathetic small-town juries and judges will offer plenty of fodder for critics when his case goes to trial. What tort reform supporters call “judicial hellholes” — venues considered perilous for corporate defendants — Mr. Scruggs calls “magic…
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December 9, 2007
Fmr. Gov. Bill Allain (D) and Fmr. Hinds DA Ed Peters (D) Of Counsel with Tim Balducci’s Firm
As if this matter cannot get any stranger, there are letters provided by Insurance Coverage Blog that document several snarky letters between Union County Attorney Steve Livingston, Balducci’s “partner” former State Auditor Steve Patterson (D) and the Mississippi Bar. They reveal that Balducci has listed as Of Counsel with this firm Former Governor Bill Allain…
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December 9, 2007
ICLAWBLOG Patterson-, Balducci-related letters making the rounds in Mississippi
Patterson-, Balducci-related letters making the rounds in Mississippi As I have mentioned, the otherwise seemingly inexplicable “extra $10,000” payment that Balducci allegedly told Dickie Scruggs was needed to bribe the judge is evidence that Balducci was cooperating at that point (Balducci apparently never delivered the money to the judge — what would be the point…
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December 9, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – AirScruggs Requests To Be Cleared For Takeoff
Scruggs Requests To Be Cleared For Takeoff Also joining Keker in the Mississippi mission is a trio of young Keker & Van Nest legal beagles — Brook Dooley, Travis LeBlanc and Warren Braunig. They’re scheduled to make an appearance on Monday, according to Keker, who’s everywhere these days. (Yes, this is the same Keker who…
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December 9, 2007
Justice Dept. weighs teaming up with Scruggs
Justice Dept. weighs teaming up with Scruggs While the Justice Department considered teaming up with Scruggs, federal prosecutors were secretly investigating the high-profile attorney for allegedly trying to bribe a state judge in Mississippi. Last week, a grand jury in Oxford indicted Scruggs and four others on charges they paid the judge $40,000 for a…
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December 9, 2007
Judge Kidd to Rule on Dist 71 Fight Monday
Wooten wants Dist. 71 win declared Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd will rule Monday on Wooten’s request that the court order the Elections Commission to certify the votes. Wooten has also asked for an injunction to stop the upcoming revote. Clarion Ledger 12/8/7
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December 9, 2007
Katrina attorney Scruggs runs into own legal woes
Katrina attorney Scruggs runs into own legal woes Scruggs pleaded not guilty to six charges of conspiracy to bribe a judge. Nevertheless, his law firm has since withdrawn from the Scruggs Katrina Group, a group of law firms he brought together after Hurricane Katrina devastated Mississippi and New Orleans and that took on insurance companies…
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December 9, 2007
LEGAL NEWSLINE – Late Miss. Gov. Fordice could have predicted Scruggs’ troubleMega
Late Miss. Gov. Fordice could have predicted Scruggs’ trouble Fordice tried to keep Moore from hiring private lawyers to sue private companies, but in 1997 the Supreme Court ruled in Moore’s favor. The Court held that the Attorney General could seek to recover Medicaid funds from cigarette makers and other defendants, even if the governor…
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December 9, 2007
OVERLAWYERED – Scruggs indictment VII
Scruggs indictment VII The relationship that really vaulted Scruggs onto the stage as a leading national player, of course, was that with his old law school chum and Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore (discussed here by Korris and here by David Rossmiller). I’ve been writing about this relationship for so long — at this site…
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Daniel Tyson
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October 2, 2025
Mississippi State Fair opens for its 166th year
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Jeremy Pittari
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Rankin County seeks removal from 1967 desegregation order. NAACP says more work is needed
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Frank Corder
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DNC investing in MS Democratic Party ahead of November special elections, 2026 midterms
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Smurfit Westrock expanding in Saltillo
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Lynne Jeter
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Lynne Jeter
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September 23, 2025
Tandon to speak on trailblazing regenerative medicine at Southern Miss University Forum
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Susan Marquez
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Russ Latino
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Yes, Clinton High School absolutely pumped the brakes on a Turning Point USA Chapter
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