State Farm v. Hood update: the day before the big hearing

Some things I wanted to update you on in State Farm v. Hood. Remember what this case is -- State Farm sued Hood back in November in his capacity as Attorney General, seeking to enjoin his renewed criminal investigation into the insurer's claims adjusting activity. State Farm obtained an injunction, that continues to this day, barring Hood from his investigation on the basis of an agreement he signed in early 2007 not to prosecute the insurer as a result of its settlement of 640 Katrina cases brought by the Scruggs Katrina Group. State Farm also paid $5 million to Hood, which he wanted to cover legal fees and costs of his investigation. Now, I have heard from all sides on this question, and one very interesting point of view -- and these folks would not be in the category of reall