Scruggs' Firm Drops Out Of Katrina Lawsuits

By: Associated Press | Alabama's13.com
Published: December 05, 2007

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The law firm of Oxford, Mississippi, attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs has informed its Gulf Coast clients in a letter that it's dropping out of lawsuits involving Hurricane Katrina.

Scruggs and three others have been indicted for allegedly bribing a Mississippi judge.

The letter, released late last night (Tuesday), said the law firm was discontinuing its work on the Katrina cases until the

legal issues surrounding the indictment have been resolved.

Neither Zach Scruggs, the son of Richard Scruggs, nor his attorney, Anthony Farese, responded to phone messages or e-mails left late yesterday.

The letter went on to name several law firms that are continuing to handle the cases.

Meanwhile, Timothy Balducci pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges he conspired with Scruggs and three others to bribe a state judge.

A clerk for U.S. Magistrate Judge Jerry Davis says Balducci represented himself during his arraignment in Oxford and was released on his own recognizance following the hearing.

Balducci was arraigned nearly a week after Scruggs, Zach Scruggs and two others were indicted by a grand jury.

Scruggs' Firm Drops Out Of Katrina Lawsuits

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