Richard Scruggs
Richard Scruggs
Richard F. "Dickie" Scruggsis an American former A6A naval aviator, a prominent trial lawyer, and the brother-in-law of former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. Scruggs first came to the public eye after successfully suing the asbestos industry on behalf of ill shipyard workers. He later represented the state of Mississippi in the tobacco litigation of the 1990s. He also represented hundreds of homeowners in lawsuits against insurance companies following Hurricane Katrina, and a national class action of patients against...
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Homeowner flood insurance is woefully inadequate in most cases. There's a lot of talk about lawyers bringing class actions for homeowners in the entire gulf coast that were devastated by high water -- I'll file one myself if I have to.
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Given the level of risk that we undertook, which included the expenditure of millions of dollars of our own money, the attorneys' fees awarded in this case (are) entirely justified and consistent with precedent.
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We are filing suit as a last resort, realizing that they are going to dodge coverage.