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June 25, 2012

‘Dickie’ Scruggs: Plaintiffs’ Pontiff … or bogeyman

‘Dickie’ Scruggs: Plaintiffs’ Pontiff … or bogeyman When you’re the most prominent and powerful plaintiffs’ attorney in the land, winning hundreds of billions of dollars for your clients, you definitely qualify as a legend—or rather, a bogeyman who undoubtedly has haunted the dreams of many a carrier executive. Richard “Dickie” Scruggs may now be serving…
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June 25, 2012

Disdain for eminent domain: Miss. voters spoke, but little has changed

Disdain for eminent domainMiss. voters spoke, but little has changed In November, Mississippi voters showed their distaste for eminent domain by approving Initiative 31, a constitutional amendment that, nonetheless, won’t prevent a public road from slicing through their front yard. In fact, there is much about the process of eminent domain the new law did…