Dickie and Zach Scruggs were compelled to give depositions last week in McIntosh v. State Farm. It was reported (to no one’s surprise) that they invoked their Fifth Amendment rights. They wanted the depositions sealed, which State Farm opposed. On Wednesday, the transcripts were made public, and many of the questions posed by State Farm attorneys were certainly eye-openers, alleging details of a wide ranging scheme involving Trent Lott, Jim Hood, the Rigsbys and others. Y’all Politics has the details and the Sun Herald also has a story. State Farm on Tuesday filed an emergency motion to compel testimony, but considering the possible further criminal implications for both Dickie and Zach Scruggs, it would be surprising if the motion were granted.
Meanwhile, in a rewrite of Tuesday’s story, the Sun Herald reported Wednesday that the Rigsbys have obtained new counsel in the qui tam case, Gilbert Randolph of Washington.
