High-Profile U.S. Trial Lawyer Scruggs Sentenced to 5 Years

June 30, 2008

  • June 30, 2008 at 4:15 am
    KL says:
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    Hopefully he can share a cell with Elliot. Naw on second thought those two getting together almost scares me.

  • June 30, 2008 at 5:10 am
    wudchuck says:
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    in disguise, now the question as someone put it, what about the other cases? did he attempt the same concept and was able to ride them out of court? so, how is $250k enough to settle for something so huge?

  • June 30, 2008 at 6:29 am
    Wondering says:
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    My local newspaper (far away from Mississippi) did imply, that this was probably not the first time Scruggs bribed a judge. According to the paper investigations are still ongoing. I love the part about him having to pay for his stay in prison.

  • July 2, 2008 at 12:52 pm
    What else says:
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    Has anyone heard of the asbestos debacle involving many doctors in many states with many attorneys who had to testify before the house and took the fifth. It involved silica and asbestos diagnoses that may have been something less than accurate. If memory serves me Dickie was sued by one of his ex-partners over attorney fees, no honor among thieves; but then honor and thieves are mutually exclusive terms aren’t they. Dickie, I suspect was right in the middle of that as well or some of his ex partners, partners, cohorts in crime, etc.

  • July 7, 2008 at 1:08 am
    AZInsMan says:
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    Come on Dickie! If you are going to bribe a judge over $26 million in fees, you insulted him offering $50k. I would suggest that next time you offer a much larger sum. Oh, that’s right, there will NOT be a next time!!



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