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UPDATE: Wilson v. Scruggs etc. lawsuit closed
NRCC scrutinizes contributions to Travis Childers (MS-01) from another Dem with ethics issues
NYT article on honest services - Zach Scruggs mentioned
BREAKING - WSJ: AG Jim Hood ‘is the Rod Blagojevich of the Gulf Coast’
WHITECOLLARCRIMEPROF - Recommended Reading: Kings of Tort
LAWANDMORE - “Mad Men” - How long with Lucky Strike as cash cow
Forbes law blog picks up on Z. Scruggs - Seattle defense attorney says Miss. is an “earwhiggocracy”
ANITALEE - Zach Scruggs back in the news
CL - $500M project may create 1,000 jobs
YP - Reprint of Zach Scruggs’s Sentencing Transcript - ‘deeply sorry and regretful’
AP story on Zach Scruggs wanting conviction tossed
NMC - Joey Langston and the prosecutors describe how Joey came to plea
Zach Scruggs Exhibits to MOA - there’s some new stuff in here
Brumfiled blog has Zach Scruggs Memorandum of Authorities
Zach Scruggs’s filing to set aside guilty plea
YP - Zach Scruggs vs. USA filed
WSJLAWBLOG - Zach Scruggs, Son of Dickie, Asks Court to Wipe His Slate Clean
BILL MINOR - Wilkie book says Hood was thorn to Scruggs
NMC - If Zach Scruggs quilty plea is set aside, “we’ll see a really scary superseading indictment”
YP - Exclusive preview of Zach Scruggs legal argument in front of Judge Biggers
You can’t make this up - Zach Scruggs to ask the Court to set guilty plea aside UPDATE
Reprint - Asst. US Attorneys receive 2009 Director’s Award from Eric Holder for Scruggs prosecutions
Reprint - Judge Henry Lackey awarded 2008 Chief Justice Award
Reprint of Zach Scruggs’s 2008 letter to his friends admitting guilt
Reprint of Zach Scruggs 2008 plea hearing transcript
BREAKING - Zach Scruggs: I am innocent of all charges
Travis Childers (D - MS-01) attacks Republican challenger in new ad
YP - BOP inmate locator shows Sid Backstrom released from prison
Tort baron Bill Lerach gets slapped down by federal judge for comments made after plea
Jim Hood - AG’s Issue Joint Statement on Topix.com
Topix.com cooperates with AGs on abusive posts
LNL - N.Y. AG-hopeful has history of donations, state work
WSJ - NY AG hopeful donated to Hood, got big case
Judges recuse themselves in case involving MS Dem Party Chair Jamie Franks
NYT - Gulf residents trust Jindal, Barbour more than Obama on spill
PRO/CON Tort reform: Should court limit damages?
MS. Lit. Review - WSJ’s Latest Blasting of Attorney General Hood Goes Too Far
Senators Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran pen letter to Geithner over trial lawyer tax breaks
SPR - Haley Barbour, the adult during the oil spill
WASH EXAMINTER - Jim Hood is one of the nation’s worst state attorney generals
ICLB - With email revelations, it’s another wonderful day in the neighborHood
The Hill - Gene Taylor: A Hurricane would help my bill
WSJ op-ed on Dickie Scruggs, Rendon Group emails and MS AG Jim Hood
NMC - Court denies State Farm motion to sift through seized Scruggs docs
The motherlode - emails from Scruggs PR firm in Rigsby Gal qui tam case - Welcome WSJ readers!
REDSTATE - Schadenfreude Hour: Mississippi Democrats Implode
HARRISON: Amy Tuck weighs options
JJ posts the complaint against MS Dem Party Chair Jamie Franks in Lee County schools brouhaha
MS Governor Haley Barbour accuses AG Jim Hood of betraying client privilege over MBCI facility
YallPolitics Memory Division - Is Jamie Franks still helping choose Obama political appointments?
Jamie Franks lawsuit picks up attention - CL above the fold
NEMS - Lee County Superintendent turns tables and files lawsuit against State Dem Chair Jamie Franks
State Farm files motion to have feds return their docs that might have been seized from Scruggs
American Justice Partnership - Jamie Franks receives “Legal Reform Villain” distinction
Latest David Rossmiller post on MS insurance decision
Wicker Opposes Financial Regulatory Reform Bill
Travis Childers confirms he’s submitted Gray Tollison for U.S. Attorney
WSJ - A Bill Lerach Tax Cut
OVERLAWYERED - Get that anti-Scruggs blogger! Get him!
PERRY/Still intrigued by Scruggs
David Rossmiller is back, baby - with ‘Operation Ass Subpoena’
LTE - What About Hood and the Other 10 Percent who didn’t learn from the Scruggs scandal?
NMC’s analysis on latest in Neilson case
NMC - Scruggs prosecutor Jim Greenlee joins Holcomb Dunbar
CL - Miss. saw increase in judicial and bar complaints since Scruggs scandal
Fireworks for the ScruggsNation . . . secretive emails, sticky notes, Rigsby Gals and all
Eaton has to pay 1.5 million+ for hiding records
Clarion Ledger editorial reflects on tragedy of Dickie Scruggs scandal
Attorneys for jailed lawyer encouraged by high court ruling
BREAKING - Zach Scruggs begins to soften the edges on his guilty plea . . . for bar reinstatement?
Bardwell - SCOTUS decision “does not appear to offer a great deal of help to Paul Minor”
SCOTUS rules that honest services applies to bribery/kickbacks . . . implications for Minor/Scruggs?
AG Jim Hood rattles sabres on pending BP litigation
MS Lit Review - Waiting for Ruling to Ya’ll Politics’ Motion To Unseal in State Farm v. Hood
AP - Rigsby whistleblower suit set for Dec. 1 - SF wants to talk to Scruggs
Clarion-Ledger - ‘Teflon man,’ PL Blake, skates again
YP - Sun Herald mangles headline - DC Judge compels discovery from Rendon Group re: Rigsby Gals
SH - Dickie Scruggs’ PR Firm won’t have to give up records
SH - State Farm denied records about Scruggs Katrina Group
SH - With oilspill, the resilience of Mississippi’s Gulf is put to the test
SH - Jim Hood wants transparency in BP claims process
Brumfield - Judge rules Scruggs, others not racketeers
WLOX - We know what happens w/ wind-driven water, but what about wind-driven oil?
SLABBED with an analysis of Jackson New Media’s attempt to unseal State Farm Hood settlement
SH - Senate allows Flood program lapsed as hurricane season arrived
DeLaughter formally disbarred
LNL - Hood wants oil spill suits in state courts
YP Source - U.S. Attorney’s office in Northern Miss. guessing if Felicia Adams will be nominated
YP MEMORY DIVISION - Unions came out big for Travis Childers in 2008 - are they supporting him now?
MIM - Alan Nunnelee camp busts union hacks for push calls in MS-01
YP - Paul Minor files for cert with SCOTUS
BREAKING - Paul Minor Appeal filed with SCOTUS
LNL - Firm who gives Hood money in exchange for contracts also gives to other state AGs
Madison County Journal Editorial chides MS AG Jim Hood over stance on secrecy
NMC - Scruggs humor at Lafayette County Courthouse
Ex-Justice Oliver Diaz pursues case against former federal prosecutor
YP - Media group waives rebuttal in State Farm vs. Hood - asks judge to rule
Cali. Blog - Don’t let Scruggs happen here
Suit goes after Nola.com and tries to silence SLABBED
AP - Lisanby vs USAA to heard by MSSC
BREAKING - State Farm “takes no position” to unsealing records in State Farm vs. Hood case
LNL - Hood wants settlement to stay sealed
Law and More compares Hood to Catholic church not allowing sealed docs released
YallPolitics friend Walter Olson joins the Cato Institute
MS and TX trial lawyers in fight over MS oil slick clients - Hood asked to intervene
BREAKING - AG Jim Hood opposes media request to unseal documents in trial for the second time
Another plaintiffs fee case dispute similar to the Jefferson County case in March
BP to Try ‘Anything, Everything’ to Stop Gushing Gulf Oil Well
CL Editorial on Pay to Play - Outside counsel: High court help?
4/30 Open Thread
Pickering-Hoods comments perpetuate Mississippi’s pay-to-play image, Hood just wants to avoid MSSC
Hood to Pickering - “put aside the partisan politics”
YP - Why Paul Minor’s loans were not ‘constitutionally protected’ campaign loans
Paul Minor’s petition for more time for Supreme Court appeal
Hood - Judge OKs $10M for attorneys and experts Hood used to sue Microsoft
PUFFINGTON article on Paul Minor retaining former Bush lawyer Ted Olson
Chaney announces Coastal American Insurance Company to begin writing on Gulf
NMC - Theodore Olson to Represent Paul Minor in Supreme Court
Case with bribery worth 10x unbribed case in Paul Minor saga
New filings to unseal records in State Farm vs. MS AG Jim Hood
CL - Charges stand in Eaton case
YP - What is up with the US Attorney slots in MS?
Point of Law - A window into Scruggs’s P.R. efforts
NMC - Have the Public Relations Firm Work up A Wikipedia Entry for the Rigsbys
Law and More - Dickie Scruggs Saga Keeps On Giving
Send lawyers, PR folks and money . . . the Scruggs Nation is back!
Governor Haley Barbour files suit for Mississippi against Obamacare after AG Jim Hood refuses
New career path for corrupt lawyers - TEACH LAW SCHOOL!
SLABBED - State Farm delivers subpoena to Dickie Scruggs in prison re: Rigsby Gals/Qui Tam
ROM - Hood says 2 weeks too short to sue Obamacare; Hood sued State Farm in 2 weeks
Hood bewilders lawyer by saying one thing and doing another
California begins legal battle over contingency lawyers suing on behalf of state
MLR - Hood’s Lawyers and Pickering Still Fighting Over Fee in Microsoft Case
LNL - Entergy happy with outcome of audit
YP - Entergy cleared for 3rd time by independent audit spurred by AG and PSC allegations
Washington Legal Foundation 4/7 webinar on case of Illinois Central fighting asbestos shakedown
SH - Flood insurance lapses again
MS. Lit. - Could unsealing of Hood SF agreement help open up Eaton v Frisby
BALKO - Hood STILL using Hayne, wrongly indicted a woman accused of killing her boyfriend
LNL - Media outlets to intervene in AG Hood case
WLOX - Open sealed Hood-State Farm settlement
Respond - Florida votes out pay-to-play, meanwhile Blackmon and Hood refuse reform
AP story - Judge: Media can seek State Farm settlement records
Ms. Digital Daily - ‘Kings of Tort’ an essential read
YP - Will Travis Childers (MS-01) vote against Senate fixes?
MS. Digital Daily - Kings of Tort Review
NMC - Alan Lange wins the 1st step to a victory on open government in State Farm v. Hood
YP - Rove’s ‘Courage and Consequence’ mentions Scruggs case
BREAKING - Order in State Farm vs. Hood rules in favor of media and government transparency
YP - Kings of Tort book signing tomorrow (3/25) at Lemuria in Jackson
LNL - Hood running for reelection without help from Scruggs and Langston
Former insurance agent who pleaded guilty in govt corruption kickback scheme wants plea vacated
Main Justice - S.D. AUSA Emerges For Northern Miss. U.S. Attorney
LNL - Delaware ranked best legal climate; Mississippi on of the worst
AP - Hood seeking reelection, not running for Gov.
Respond - Fraudulent asbestos lawyer a Hood fundraising host
AP - Federal jury: Mississippi lawyers committed fraud in asbestos case
Washington Examiner - Kings of Tort shows what happens when tort reforms not enacted
LNL - Federal jury finds fraud on part of asbestos lawyers
Ms. Lit Review - $210,000 Punitive Verdict in Natchez Asbestos Fraud Trial
Vermont paper looks at Jim Hood’s Entergy allegations
CL - DeLaughter booted for good
SH - In Spike Lee’s lens; Filmmaker includes Coast in documentary
SH - Wind insurance returns for coastal Mississippi
CL - Judge won’t dismiss Judge Patton from suit
Mike Moore: Tapping fund is ‘a shame’
MS Attorney General Jim Hood continues to hound Entergy for money
BREAKING - 5th Circuit denies Minor subsequent appeal to entire court
Admiral Ackbar campaign gets serious Web attention - AP, TMZ, SFChron, ESPN, HuffPo and more
Neilson files new motion saying prosecutors got other things wrong, wants action taken by judge
MS. Lit Review - One More Question for Michael Guest: Why Didn’t you Prosecute Ed Peters?
LNL - Hood thinks Pickering has spent too much on MCI fees - wants him to stop
Texas Judge refuses to dismiss Patterson in Wilson suit - orders lawyers to use correct font size
LNL - Miss. auditor weighing appeal in attorneys fees case
Neilson says he didn’t lie in affidavit for public defender
Pickering to challenge MCI ruling
CL - Court upholds $14M paid to attorneys in MCI case
Hood pleased with MCI fee ruling, attacks Pickering
Brumfield - My take: How much is “enough” when the feds go after you?
CL - New deal for black farmers
POINTOFLAW - Trial Lawyers, Inc.: K Street—State Government Relations
MS Dems - Criticism of Hood over contracts is hollow
NMC - U.S. settles with Wilson for $280k in suit over Ed Peters money
Northside Sun - Hood continues practice of favoring contributors
YP - U.S. Attorney’s - Taxpayer shouldn’t pay for Hal Neilson’s defense
CL - Miss. needs to reform AG’s process for hiring outside counsel
YP - Hal Neilson requests for 8 month continuance after triple by-pass surgery
GWC - AG’s donors do well with state contracts
Oxford Enterprise - Bob Wilson moves into Scruggs’ Square office
Taggart incredulous over Hood comment - ‘they’ll hire their buddies’
New Clarion Ledger reporter looks at AG Jim Hood and litigation for hire
WSJ ED - Progress on Pay to Play - mentions MS AG Jim Hood
WSJ - Progress on Pay-to-Play despite Jim Hoods’ resistance
CL - Attorneys spar over recusal in Minor case
Bless Jere’s heart - he must be taking yoga classes
MIM - NRCC Goes After Childers For Huckabee Comments; uses Childers’ close ties to Joey Langston
Hal Neilson update - pleads not guilty, possible media leak explains exclusion from Scruggs case
Law and More - IL SC Shuns Tort Reform - Return of Plaintiff Lawyer as Folk Hero
LNL - Attorneys who donated thousands to Hood stand to make millions from Eli Lilly & Co.
GWC - George Dale: I won’t say one bad thing about Dickie Scruggs
Insurance overhaul on deathbed Several bills hung up in committee
CL - Hinds races likely to be hotly contested
LNL - Private attorneys seek $8.3M in Miss. case
PuffPo - Chamber’s campaign to defeat anti-business candidates exemplified in Miss.
SLABBED - Scruggs, Minor, and some legal odds and ends (pun intended) …
Ga. AG candidate in federal court—as the defendant—Scruggs’ old Insiders suing
Q-and-A with Miss. Attorney General Jim Hood on secrecy
SLABBED - Why McIntosh is Evidence of Fraud
MS Lit. - $8.3 Million Attorney Fee Sought in Attorney General Jim Hood Microsoft Action
AP - Miss. House votes to use rainy day and tobacco funds - Senate unlikely to pass it
LNL - Miss. damages cap also being challenged in federal court in Seattle
GWC - Tight times gut tobacco trust fund
SCOTUS rejects Jim Hood’s $1 billion appeal over water theft
HEADLINE - U.S. SC sinks AG Hood’s water suit
GWC - Don’t give up on tobacco trust fund
SH - Paul Minor makes another bid for freedom
SLABBED - Scruggs defendants file Rebuttal in support of Motion to Dismiss Young v Scruggs
MS Lit. Review - President Obama Can’t Blame Republicans for Lack of Nominations
GWC - Scruggs’ ties to Blake detailed in Kings of Tort
CL - Tobacco trust fund money not in a trust - spend the rest on the budget
NORTHSIDE SUN - In the end, it comes down to the individual - like Judge Lackey
YP - Wilson’s lawyer asks judge if they can visit Scruggs, others in prison
BREAKING - U.S. Attorney Jim Greenlee announces he’s retiring on Jan. 31
LAW360 - A Look Back At 10 Years Of Lawyers Behaving Badly
NEMS - Judge Henry Lackey: Key judge in Scruggs’ fall looks back on career
YP - FBI agent Hal Neilson’s arrignment next week
Main Justice on the “soap opera” that is the Northern Distirct U.S. Attorney drama
Kings of Tort #3 at local Gulfport bookstore for week ending Jan. 9
BRUMFIELD - E-mail confirms U.S. attorneyJim Greenlee retirement imminent
Judge Henry Lackey named Mississippi College Alumnus of the Year
BREAKING - Oxford FBI Special Agent Hal Neilson gets indicted
Bi-partisan bill to open healthcare debate gets Gene Taylor’s support - will it get Travis Childers?
YP - Scruggs fellow tort baron Bill Lerach has no regrets
AP - Judge to decide who gets judicial corruption money
LTE - DeLaughter still broke the law
NMC - Could Ed Peters, Scruggs and Langston be back for March Wilson v. feds trial?
NMC - Govt.’s motion to dismiss Wilson’s claim for Ed Peters’ money denied by judge
Kings of Tort video trailer
Church makes DeLaughter the lesson for Sunday school
GC Editorial takes Charles Evers to task - No pardon for Bobby DeLaughter
Miss. Denies Allstate Bid for 65 Percent Rate Hike
GWC - No pardon for DeLaughter
GJB interview with Alan Lange, co-author of “Kings Of Tort”
SLABBED - Update in Young v. Scruggs - they allege RICO violations in civil claim
Brandon Presley elected PSC Chairman
PUFFINGTON - Why Is Paul Minor Still Behind Bars?
CNN with a long story about Bobby DeLaughter going to prison
MLR - NMC Notices Pattern in Jerry Mitchell’s DeLaughter Stories
Attempting to revise history in the Bobby DeLaughter case
Part 2 of Herring’s Kings of Tort review
Marquette Law Blog -Top Changes in the Legal Profession Since 1979…Scruggs/mass tort rise and fall
Kings of Tort #8 best-seller in Gulfport before X-mas
CL - DeLaughter reports Monday - Law professor calls former judge’s fall tragic
New National Polling Shows Danger Signs For Travis Childers (D-MS01)
Campaign ‘10: Get ready to hear Speaker Pelosi as issue in campaign to unseat Travis Childers
SH - 2008 IN REVIEW | President-elect, Kiln native make headlines
Herring reviews Kings of Torts - a “must read”
SH - 2004: The year before Katrina altered ‘normal’ forever
nems360.com - Month to month top stories of 2009
Brumfield - Lackey retirement likely to set up judicial scramble
Mitchell - Minor, ex-judges await Supreme Court law review
CL - Peters-Delaughter ties probed; “Unprecedented” and dramatic turn in store for Eaton v. Frisby
NMC - Heroic Judge Henry Lackey to retire in November 2010
SLABBED - Scruggs files a nothing here, move on Motion to Dismiss Young v Scruggs
Disbarment notice for Dickie Scruggs, Zach Scruggs and Sid Backstorm in MS Lawyer Mag
JJ highlights Miss. bar sanctions
YP - Scruggs denies Steve Patterson cross-claim, also denies bribing DeLaughter
LNL - 2009 Judicial hellholes - Jefferson County Miss. on the watch list
GWC - Lawyers’ downfall chronicled in book
The facts as affirmed in the Minor Appeal
NMC - More Minor: “Is it wrong?” vs. “Is it a crime?”
NMC - As it stands, Minor still guilty of bribing judges
Quinn - New Paul Minor ruling leaves unanswered questions
YP EXCLUSIVE - Paul Minor RICO Conviction Affirmed
Jailer wonders what Balducci’s new label means
DeLaughter to spend time in McCreary Ky
SALTER - ‘Kings of Tort’ gives readers the transcripts
Tom Dawson and Bob Norman recieve Director’s Award from Attorney General Eric Holder
Kings of Tort Book Signing Schedule for December
LNL - Hood looking on bright side of Zyprexa ruling
SH - EDITORIAL: How high will insurance rates be allowed to go?
‘Slash-and-Burn’ order in the MS vs. Zyprexa case
LNL BREAKING - Judge calls Jim Hood’s Zyprexa litigation style “slash-and-burn” after tossing case
NMC - Wilson files expert reports explaining what he thought Scruggs owed him and why
NMC - Patsy Brumfield writes about the Scruggs scandals two years on
Read Kings of Tort reviews
What’s going on with Tim Balducci?
SLABBED - New data on Renfroe v. Rigsby
PERRY - Grisham’s latest is nice if you’re sick of the non-fiction Grisham that’s unfolded here
Eastland stands behind Motion to Dismiss – cross-claim filed for Patterson in Wilson v Scruggs
Hotline explores whether Pelosi attacks will work against Rep. Travis Childers in MS-01
MAJORITYINMS - US Rep Travis Childers (MS01) Did Receive Some Protests Friday
CL video post DeLaughter sentencing
GWC - Why isn’t Peters facing prison, too?
CL - Scandal tied to Scruggs nearing end - DeLaughter’s sentencing marks milestone, some say
Former Hinds Judge Bobby DeLaughter sentenced to 18 months for accepting bribes
WLBT reporting that Judge Bobby DeLaughter received 18 months in prison
Scruggs’ ruling overturned
Fraud suit against Dickie Scruggs settled
Ex-Hinds judge Bobby DeLaughter to receive sentence on 11/13
NMC - MSSC says Lovelace and Barrett not liable for Scruggs’s bribery
LAWANDMORE - In Santa’s Bag - “Kings of Tort” by Alan Lange and Tom Dawson
Kings of Tort to be released nationwide on December 2nd
Miss. media granted access to DeLaughter’s sentencing letters
Daily Journal also wants to see DeLaughter’s letters
Ole Miss chancellor threatens to ban Dixie if South rise again chant doesn’t halt
Main-Justice - Scruggs Prosecutor Writes Tell-All Book
Overlawyered - Famous blogger to write Scruggs book
CL - Diverse appointment’s overdue
Blake may be indicted in Scruggs case, source says Dec.
PETTUS - Analysis: No Single Route to Judgeships in Miss.
WSJ features MS AG Jim Hood in article about “pay-to-play”
IPSE - Harrison’s work as county prosecutor may mean he needs to wait for new criminals
Round 7: Clarion-Ledger seeks to view DeLaughter’s pre-sentence letters
Meanwhile, Paul Minor asks for leave to go to son’s wedding
Harrison speaks out on judicial appointment
Governor Barbour selects Malcolm Harrison to fill Bobby DeLaughter slot on the Circuit Court
DeLaughter sentencing set for Fri. Nov. 13
Kings of Tort book on Dickie Scruggs and Paul Minor scandals to be published in December
NMC - Judge Hittner from Texas selected for the Wilson v. Scruggs case in the ND Miss
DeLaughter’s ruling overturned, come under scrutiny
Pickering going after lawyers’ fees in Microsoft case
SLABBED- R. Moultrie enjoying prison life as much as possible while his biz runs into the ground
Ms Lit. Review - DOJ Refuses to Disclose Ed Peters Immunity Agreement Again
SLABBED - More judge shifting in Wilson vs. Scruggs
Watch clip of Jerry Mitchell on The Colbert Report
TAYLOR: “People who played by the rules … got screwed”
STEPS protests Obama snub of Coast during New Orleans visit
Slabbed - Dear Prez Obama, Coast still has insurance issues
G. Taylor writes heavy-handed letter to Obama for not visiting Miss. Coast this week
Is the Mississippi Coast invisible?
Supreme Court looks at Honest Services fraud, particularly the Skilling case
Coast resident wants to know how much money was denied by insurance comapanies after Katrina
Christi McCoy discusses Scruggs scandal, U.S. Attorney rumors
Watch oral arguments in Corban wind vs. water case
Property Insurance Coverage Blog covers Corban decision
NMC - The Corbans win on wind and water in the Mississippi Supreme Court
COURT - Homes damaged by wind are covered even if surge damaged it
City Councilman Weill considers bid at Bobby DeLaughter’s empty judicial seat
State Farm may hike rates on Coast if Mike Chaney allows
YP - 6 sealed documents filed in DeLaughter’s case during September
Stanford investors decry secrecy
Fmr. MSSC Justice Oliver Diaz - GOP Announces Relocation to Brazil
Respond - Jim Hood: Who needs Jerry Mitchell
Paul Minor attorney claims the existence of super secret witness that will testify
HUFFPO - Wheels of Justice Are Grinding Too Slowly For Paul Minor and Other Political Prisoners
Release of Peters’ documents approved
TPM picks up on “Convenience Store Initiative”
GulfLive Sound Off - What’s the big deal about Warr lying? All politicans do it.
Federal Judge Separates Whistle-blower Lawsuit From State Farm Counterclaim
WW - Warr feels good after pleading guilty to just one FEMA fraud charge
Trial lawyers lobby sinks $6.2M in debt
Judge Senter moves State Farm counterclaim to separate trial; will try Rigsby qui tam first
SH - NO JAIL FOR WARR, Former mayor pleads guilty to one felony fraud count
Miss. Medicaid head accuses Jim Hood of not prosecuting $24 million fraud - Hood fires back
Prosecutors must show relevance to reveal Warrs’ finances
J.J. - Ed Peters claims Divine Right of DA’s in lawsuit
YP Exclusive - Mississppi suing 8 pharmaceutical companies over alleged deceptive marketing
NMC - Judge Davidson sends Ed Peters statements to the Southern District and Judge Yerger
W.E. - Here’s your ‘demonstration project,’ Mr. President—it’s called Mississippi
SH - Lott unveiled
MS AG Jim Hood Received An “A” From ACORN In 2008
Thomas - DoJ Refuses to Disclose Ed Peters Immunity Agreement
Criminal trial delayed for areospace engineers pending lawsuit
HufPo - Paul Minor continues to wait for 5th circuit ruling
GULFLIVE - It’s up to Gene Taylor to fight for insurance revolution
YP EXCLUSIVE - Dickie Scruggs former tobacco venture partners file suit against him alleging fraud
CL - Tort reform: Turning back the clock?
Haley Barbour asks High Court to revisit ruling
Oxford Alderman calls for bar-owner bribery allegations to be investigated
Last call for seersuckers
NMC describes the bumbling investogation and prosecution of Dr. Weiner
DeL’s atty: Whatever is going on in Yerger’s court, it’s a bit over the top
BRUMFIELD - Where in the world is Timothy Balducci??
NMC on Frisby’s request for Ed Peters/Bobby DeLaughter’s statements to the feds
More DeLaughter/Peters: Frisby side wants Peters, DeLaughter words, etc.
Warr motion details similar grants awarded
Judge Aycock takes over Wilson v. Scruggs after Biggers removes himself
Examiner - Why Democrats won’t cross trial lawyers, why states should follow Barbour’s lead
LTE - Insurance companies need more regulation
Taggart - Congrats Madison County Chancery Clerk Arthur Johnston
The Trial Lawyers’ Earmark: Using Medicare to Finance the Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous
Can State Farm Stop Riling Up Insurance Commissioners?
Mandatory electronic filing for Madison County Chancery Court
Barbour to honor NY couple for Katrina donations
20 seek to fill seat vacated by Bobby DeLaughter
MS LIT. REVIEW - Eaton v. Frisby: Does Eaton have any Good Arguments?
Jimmy Gates - What are Ed Peters documents 1, 2 and 3?
Mississippi Insurance Chief Criticizes State Farm’s 45% Coastal Rate Hike
WAPT - Eaton Hearing Focuses On Ed Peters
Eaton suit info hearing today
Investors.com - Tort Reform key to fixing health care
Constructive Trust oxymoron in Wilson v Scruggs as Eastland dismantles RICO claim
Holmes County to vote Monday whether Dr. Hayne can go back to work
YP - Steven Patterson files motions to dismiss Bob Wilson’s claim
YP - SCRUGGS: Wilson deserves nothing because his lawyer’s “unclean hands”
YP - Discovery in the feds fight against Bob Wilson over Ed Peters’ $ put on hold
Obama denies flyover for first time in 42 years because a Christian group requested
DJ - Z. Scruggs released from federal custody
YP - Dickie Scruggs served amended Derek Wyatt complaint while in Lafayette County

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Monday at 8:52 pm
CL - Suit aims to block UMC upgrade ... hospitals say UMC obtaining radiation treatment unfair
Elwood P Dowd: The argument for a certificate of need would be that the demand for hospital services isn’t much of a free market.  It’s distorted because so many folks have private insurance or government support that they have no need to consider…
Monday at 7:40 pm
Mississippi Democratic Party Constitution
JDBerry: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE STATE IF MISSISSIPPI what IF the state isn’t Mississippi?
Monday at 5:48 pm
CL - Suit aims to block UMC upgrade ... hospitals say UMC obtaining radiation treatment unfair
kingfish: Some hack for the hospitals will show up in this thread and give us some convoluted economic argument about why limited supply is best for Mississippians.
Monday at 4:07 pm
CL - Suit aims to block UMC upgrade ... hospitals say UMC obtaining radiation treatment unfair
Deltaman: In Mississippi one can put a beer,tobacco and fried chicken store on just about any corner, but opening a new hospital is against the law! They will tell you that the purpose of CON is to protect the “public” hospitals…
Monday at 3:59 pm
FLASH - Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS) to be on Face the Nation on Sunday 8/29
catty: Why should anyone care what the $#$%^$#^%$ the Left has to say anyway?  After all, they are in the minority by a long shot and the leftist media has lost creditibility too.  Give em hell Haley!
Monday at 3:25 pm
Mississippi Democratic Party Constitution
Alan: hattip MrJWS



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