Scruggs Nation, January 30

This document, a transcript of the August 18, 2006 hearing before Judge DeLaughter in the Wilson v. Scruggs case, is what I've been reading the last few days, when I can grab a few minutes here and there. I'm in a stretch where blogging time is limited, and I will have more to say about this case and this transcript later, but as the audience for this blog includes a lot of really sharp people who like to read and interpret documents for themselves, I want to put this out in the public domain. The Scruggs side was argued by Tim Balducci, which will also be of interest to many. Two places I will call your attention to: Look on pages 16-25, where the judge discusses the preclusive effect of a federal ruling in the Luckey case, and finds that the Wilson-Scruggs agreement creates a