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August 20, 2008

Mayor finds another lawyer

The Clarion-Ledger, 8/20/8 With his political career and freedom at risk, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said Tuesday he had to go shopping for a deal on a good lawyer. “I’ve got my life on the line here, and I have to get the best people I can find at a reasonable price,” he said. “It’s…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 20, 2008

Settlement reached in lawsuit that led to Scruggs’ downfall

The Sun Herald, 8/20/8 Oxford attorney Grady Tollison says a settlement has been reached in the civil lawsuit that erupted in a high profile bribery scheme and led to the downfall of famed plaintiffs lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and several associates. Tollison did not disclose terms of the agreement. Tollison had represented the Jackson law…