http://www.openmarket.org/2007/11/29/tobacco-settlement-lawyer-dickie-scruggs-indicted/ The Competitive Enterprise Institute Blog Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:43:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.openmarket.org/2007/11/29/tobacco-settlement-lawyer-dickie-scruggs-indicted/#comment-39895 OpenMarket.org » More on Indictment of Dickie Scruggs, Tobacco Settlement Lawyer Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:40:17 +0000 http://www.openmarket.org/2007/11/29/tobacco-settlement-lawyer-dickie-scruggs-indicted/#comment-39895 [...] Cold War? Probably NotHilariously Hypocritical Claim of Judicial ActivismRadiating FearTobacco Settlement Lawyer Dickie Scruggs IndictedMassive Bond Rating ScamBureaucracy Isn’t the AnswerSearching for (perfect) safetyPaternalism to [...] [...] Cold War? Probably NotHilariously Hypocritical Claim of Judicial ActivismRadiating FearTobacco Settlement Lawyer Dickie Scruggs IndictedMassive Bond Rating ScamBureaucracy Isn’t the AnswerSearching for (perfect) safetyPaternalism to [...]

]]> http://www.openmarket.org/2007/11/29/tobacco-settlement-lawyer-dickie-scruggs-indicted/#comment-39873 lee Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:39:54 +0000 http://www.openmarket.org/2007/11/29/tobacco-settlement-lawyer-dickie-scruggs-indicted/#comment-39873 How else is the "little guy" going to protect himself from wrongdoings by "big business" if not through plaintiff lawyers willing to give it a go? Too many times in my career I've seen with my own eyes executives on the verge of making a decision that would be downright dangerous (even on life/death matters) for consumers, only to be stopped by the thought of litigation by someone like Dickie Scruggs, if not Dickie himself. I think the fees the plaintiff lawyers earn is commiserate with the pain companies/executives deserve if they put profit over consumer health and truth. Re: Scruggs' indictment. I'm sure with his successes, Dickie Scruggs has made lots of enemies (tobacco, asbestos, insurance execs) over course of his career as well as made countless lawyers on the defense side a wee bit jealous. How else is the “little guy” going to protect himself from wrongdoings by “big business” if not through plaintiff lawyers willing to give it a go? Too many times in my career I’ve seen with my own eyes executives on the verge of making a decision that would be downright dangerous (even on life/death matters) for consumers, only to be stopped by the thought of litigation by someone like Dickie Scruggs, if not Dickie himself. I think the fees the plaintiff lawyers earn is commiserate with the pain companies/executives deserve if they put profit over consumer health and truth. Re: Scruggs’ indictment. I’m sure with his successes, Dickie Scruggs has made lots of enemies (tobacco, asbestos, insurance execs) over course of his career as well as made countless lawyers on the defense side a wee bit jealous.

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