Ala. Judge Considers Penalties Against Katrina Whistleblowers

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 Catastrophe Property

A judge weighed possible contempt penalties this week for two Mississippi sisters and a prominent lawyer over thousands of pages of State Farm Insurance Co. documents that were secretly copied as possible evidence in lawsuits stemming from homeowner claims after Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge William Acker considered whether to issue contempt citations against Cori and Kerri Rigsby of Ocean Springs, Miss., and attorney Richard Scruggs of Moss Point, Miss.

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http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2007/03/22/77912.htm

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