Mississippi trial lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, who brought major class actions against property insurers after Hurricane Katrina, was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge.
In setting the maximum sentence, U.S. District Court Judge Neal Biggers Jr. in Oxford, Miss., also ordered Mr. Scruggs to pay a fine of $250,000.
Mr. Scruggs is known for bringing wide-ranging lawsuits, not only against insurers, but most notably the tobacco industry. He pleaded guilty to trying to bribe a state judge to decide in his law firm's favor in a case involving a $26.5 million dispute over attorneys' fees. (see NU Online News, March 14).
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