A motions hearing took place this week in the highest profile judicial bribery trial in Mississippi in years. Famed plaintiffs lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, his son Zach, and an associate are accused of trying to bribe a Lafayette County Circuit …
A lawsuit filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. that accuses Attorney General Jim Hood of using the threat of criminal charges to force settlements in civil lawsuits is based on “lies, speculation, and innuendo,” Hood said in court …
Plaintiffs attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, facing corruption and contempt charges in unrelated cases, will invoke the Fifth Amendment if forced to testify in a federal lawsuit involving Mississippi’s attorney general, according to court records. Scruggs is scheduled for a deposition …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood must testify in a lawsuit filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. that accuses him of violating an agreement to end a criminal investigation of the insurer’s handling of Hurricane Katrina claims, a federal …
Members of a Mississippi law firm that was searched by federal agents last month have resigned as defense attorneys in the high-profile bribery case involving wealthy lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers on Tuesday granted the request …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says the bribery charges against the prominent lawyer he used as a “confidential informant” in a Hurricane Katrina investigation won’t affect the state’s lawsuits over storm damages. Richard “Dickie” Scruggs was indicted Nov. 28 on …
Mississippi Lawyer Timothy Balducci pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bribe a judge and is assisting federal prosecutors in a case involving one of the nation’s wealthiest trial lawyers. Balducci is allegedly the lawyer who physically delivered thousands of dollars to …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood threatened to indict the chairman of State Farm Insurance Companies if the insurer didn’t settle lawsuits over thousands of Hurricane Katrina claims, according to the testimony of Lee Harrell, the state’s deputy commissioner of insurance. …
A federal judge has extended a restraining order that prevents Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood from continuing a criminal investigation into State Farm Insurance Cos.’ handling of Hurricane Katrina claims, a company spokesman said. U.S. District Court Judge Michael T. …
A federal appeals court sided with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. on Aug. 30 in a key case related to hundreds of lawsuits over damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that …
