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Bobby DeLaughter

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Name: Bobby DeLaughter

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Chevron Corp

Lawyers seek to withdraw from Chevron case, citing judge’s bias and unpaid bills

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — The law firms defending New York attorney Steven Donziger and two Ecuadorian plaintiffs against Chevron Corp. are seeking to withdraw from the case, filed by the oil giant in a New York federal court in 2011.Keker & Van Nest ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 07 2013]

Entities: John Keker, Chevron Corp, Lewis Kaplan

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Dick Scruggs, headed back to prison, says he's found new life

Dick Scruggs awaits what he calls "the gun lap" --his final stint in federal prison.Reviled by many as the kingpin of Mississippi's most notorious legal scandal six years ago, he says he's found a new life from the darkness of shame and drug abuse.Sixty-six-year-old ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: prison, Bribery, Bobby DeLaughter, Lackey, Atlanta

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Losing appeal, Scruggs wants to go back to prison

JACKSON, Miss. --After losing a key appeal, disbarred Mississippi attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs asked to return to federal prison to resume serving out a seven-year prison sentence for trying to illegally influence a judge.Scruggs, 66, was freed on ... [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Bobby DeLaughter, Medgar Evers, Trent Lott, prison

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

A Cautionary Tale: The Epic Fall of Dickie Scruggs

America romanticizes the Southern trial lawyer, thanks, in no small part, to literature. From Atticus Finch to the Grisham-imagined protagonist du jour, we cheer for these characters. We want to be them. There?s a definite archetype for the Southern literary ... [Published Findlaw Corporate Counsel - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Bobby DeLaughter, Lackey, Bribery

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mississippi

Dickie Scruggs ordered to return to prison by 2 p.m. on April 29

View full size Richard 'Dickie' ScruggsOXFORD, Mississippi -- Disbarred Mississippi attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs has gotten his wish to return to federal prison pending an appeal of a judicial corruption conviction.Scruggs, a Pascagoula native, has ... [Published Mississippi Press - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Bobby DeLaughter, Glen H. Davidson, prison, Mississippi

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Dick Scruggs to complete prison term as requested

Former famed Oxford ligitator Richard "Dickie" Scruggs asks to return to prison while his legal appeals play out in what's called the Scruggs II bribery case.Friday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected his legal team's arguments and ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Bobby DeLaughter, Bribery, Circuit Judge, Glen H. Davidson, Henry Lackey

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 6 reports

Trent Lott

'Dickie' Scruggs asks to return to federal prison

View full size Richard 'Dickie' ScruggsJACKSON, Mississippi -- After losing a key appeal, disbarred Mississippi attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs asked to return to federal prison to resume serving out a seven-year prison sentence for trying to illegally ... [Published Mississippi Press - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Bobby DeLaughter, Trent Lott, Medgar Evers, Mississippi

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

UPDATE: Scruggs asks for prison return while appeals play out

OXFORD – Former litigator Richard "Dick" Scruggs today asked the federal court to let him return to prison while his appeals continue.Friday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans turned down his attorneys' arguments to overturn his 2009 conviction ... [Published NEMS 360 - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Bobby DeLaughter, Daily Journal Corporation, prison, Glen H. Davidson, Henry Lackey

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Court Upholds Mississippi Attorney Scruggs? Corruption Conviction

A federal appeals court panel has upheld the conviction of Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, one of Mississippi’s most prominent attorneys before going to prison on judicial corruption charges.A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld ... [Published Insurance Journal - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Bobby DeLaughter, Mississippi, Conviction, Corruption

First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

Dickie Scruggs Loses Honest Services Appeal

If Dickie Scruggs had closed up shop after his wins against the asbestos industry and Big Tobacco, he could be enjoying a gorgeous Oxford, Mississippi spring, browsing in the , and rolling around in the millions he collected as one of the top plaintiffs? ... [Published Findlaw Corporate Counsel - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: Bobby DeLaughter, Trent Lott, Bribery, Judgeship, Mail fraud

First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

Richard Scruggs loses appeal to 5th Circuit

NEW ORLEANS – A 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision Friday sent Richard “Dickie” Scruggs’ federal conviction back to North Mississippi for action.Just after noon, the New Orleans court announced it had affirmed his 2009 guilty plea and conviction to ... [Published NEMS 360 - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: Richard Scruggs, Bobby DeLaughter, Conviction, Daily Journal Corporation

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 3 reports

Federal appeals court upholds Dickie Scruggs conviction...

JACKSON, Mississippi -- A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld the conviction of Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, one of Mississippi's most prominent attorneys before going to prison on judicial corruption charges.Scruggs, a Pascagoula native, has been ... [Published Mississippi Press - Apr 13 2013]

Entities: Bobby DeLaughter, Medgar Evers, Conviction, Trent Lott

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Lawyers seek to withdraw from Chevron case, cit... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 07 2013]
Dick Scruggs, headed back to prison, says he's ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 29 2013]
Orlando marketer brings focus to slain civil-ri... [Published Orlando Sentinel - Apr 28 2013]
Losing appeal, Scruggs wants to go back to prison [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - Apr 21 2013]
A Cautionary Tale: The Epic Fall of Dickie Scruggs [Published Findlaw Corporate Counsel - Apr 19 2013]
Dickie Scruggs ordered to return to prison by 2... [Published Mississippi Press - Apr 17 2013]
Dick Scruggs to complete prison term as requested [Published Individual.com - Apr 17 2013]
'Dickie' Scruggs asks to return to federal prison [Published Mississippi Press - Apr 16 2013]
Appeals panel upholds Miss. corruption conviction [Published Lake Wylie Pilot - Apr 16 2013]
Judge-Bribing Lawyer Can't Upend Conviction [Published Courthouse News Service - Apr 16 2013]
Dickie Scruggs asks to return to prison after l... [Published Clarion-Ledger - Apr 16 2013]
'Dickie' Scruggs asks to return to federal pris... [Published Mississippi Press - Apr 16 2013]
Scruggs asks to return to prison pending appeal [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - Apr 16 2013]
UPDATE: Scruggs asks for prison return while ap... [Published NEMS 360 - Apr 15 2013]
Court Upholds Mississippi Attorney Scruggs? Cor... [Published Insurance Journal - Apr 15 2013]
Dickie Scruggs Loses Honest Services Appeal [Published Findlaw Corporate Counsel - Apr 13 2013]
Richard Scruggs loses appeal to 5th Circuit [Published NEMS 360 - Apr 13 2013]
Federal appeals court upholds Dickie Scruggs co... [Published Mississippi Press - Apr 13 2013]
Scruggs’ conviction upheld by federal appeals p... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - Apr 12 2013]
5th Circuit denies Dickie Scruggs' appeal [Published NEMS 360 - Apr 12 2013]
Appeals panel upholds Scruggs' conviction [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - Apr 12 2013]