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.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
AP-NY-12-05-07 1014EST
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