Dickie Scruggs; Speaking of Justice
In today's edition of Speaking of Justice the topic turns to the headline story of last week, the guilty plea of the "King of Torts", Richard "Dickie" Scruggs. In a week of amazing headlines regarding the likes of Eliot Spitzer or William Lerach, to our mind the most amazing story is this guilty plea of Scruggs to a charge of attempting to bribe a judge to rule in his favor during a legal dispute over attorney fees. 
Civil Action attorney Jan Schlichtmann and Speaking of Justice host Scott Drake look at the career of Dickie Scruggs, discuss the landmark case that brought him to prominence, that being the Tobacco litigation of the mid 1990s and the twists and turns of a career that has gone from the pinnacle of the law to now the very bottom. The question that comes to mind when anyone looks at the facts of this case and the status Mr. Scrugg's enjoyed in the legal community virtually everyone wonders what could have driven this man to such an unlawful action when he already enjoyed wealth beyond that of all but a handful of citizens.
The LBN Team
in Speaking of Justice
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