State Farm Settles With Some Former SKG Clients

According to court filings made on Thursday, State Farm has settled Hurricane Katrina lawsuits out of court with 13 homeowners who were formerly represented by Dickie Scruggs or other member firms of the former Scruggs Katrina Group (now known as the Katrina Litigation Group). Scruggs is now a convicted felon and the remaining firms were disqualified in April by US District Judge L.J. Senter, whose order also applied to any law firm even peripherally involved with SKG. The negotiations were initiated or reopened by State Farm, and the 13 homeowners all represented themselves. Terms of the settlements were not disclosed (Houston Chronicle/AP).