That little Dutch boy from the flooding fable has nothing on Lee Jones and the crew at J.M. Jones Lumber Co. in Natchez, Miss. Forget fingers. Jones, his sons and their employees have been using 1,000-pound sandbags to plug holes …
The Mississippi Supreme Court suspended a prominent judge last week who is being investigated for his role in a dispute over fees involving attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. The court sided with the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance, which was concerned …
For most of his life, Zach Scruggs has benefited from his last name. As a partner in his father Richard “Dickie” Scruggs’ law firm, the younger Scruggs is entitled to millions in legal fees and the acclaim of working with …
A federal judge on Wednesday in Mississippi declined to dismiss an indictment in a judicial bribery case against powerful attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and two others. Scruggs, his son Zach and law partner Sidney Backstrom are accused of trying to …
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. is seeking to disqualify several former members of the Scruggs Katrina Group – a Mississippi legal team led by embattled attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs – from representing a couple suing the insurer over Hurricane …
After more than a decade in counterterrorism, Jim McGee can no longer relax and enjoy watching a sports event. The fans look like potential victims of terrorism to the former FBI agent turned college instructor. The players are possible targets …
Unsafe work conditions contributed to a deadly oilfield explosion in Smith County, Miss., in 2006, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said this week. The board, an independent federal agency charged with investigating industrial chemical accidents, released its findings about the …
A federal judge Friday denied State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.’s request for a new trial in a Hurricane Katrina case that could cost the company more than $1.2 million. Judge L.T. Senter Jr. saw no reason to grant a …
