Alabama judge appoints prosecutors in Katrina insurance case
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 Catastrophe PropertyA federal judge appointed two veteran Birmingham, Ala., attorneys to prosecute a prominent Mississippi attorney and his law firm for criminal contempt in a Hurricane Katrina insurance dispute. In an order made public July 27, U.S. District Judge William Acker named Charles E. Sharp and Joel Williams to serve as special prosecutors after U.S. Attorney Alice Martin declined the judge’s request to prosecute Richard F. Scruggs and his firm.
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http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2007/07/30/82120.htm
