In what should come as no surprise to those following the E.A. Renfroe v. Cori Rigsby et al. case, there has been yet another dramatic turn of events in the Rigsby sisters' “whistleblower” case that first began soon after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005.

For those unfamiliar, the case involved Cori and Kerri Rigsby, two sisters who were claim adjusters for E.A. Renfroe, an independent adjusting firm that serviced State Farm policies. The sisters were accused of stealing confidential documents and sharing them with attorney Richard Scruggs and others in an attempt to prove that the Renfroe and State Farm employed tactics designed to shift hurricane losses from insurers to the government.

At times, however, the case has more closely resembled a daytime soap opera than a lawsuit. There were stolen files. Allegations of backdoor dealings involving a state attorney general. Sisters accused of greed. Political grandstanding by elected officials. A plaintiff's attorney convicted of bribing a judge.