NU Online News Service, May 31, 12:00 p.m. EDT
Former prominent Mississippi plaintiffs' attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, reviled for his pursuit of insurance companies following Hurricane Katrina, lost a bid to get out of prison.
Scruggs, known as the “King of Torts” for his tobacco, asbestos and insurance-related lawsuits, lost a motion to vacate one of two convictions for attempting to bribe two state circuit court judges.
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