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Lawyer Settles Lawsuit Against Richard Scruggs - NYTimes.com 

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2009-11-12

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A settlement has been reached in a fraud lawsuit filed against Richard Scruggs, the anti-tobacco lawyer, a lawyer says.

William Roberts Wilson Jr. first sued Mr. Scruggs in 1994, saying he cheated him out of millions of dollars in fees from lawsuits that they worked on together. Mr. Wilson claimed Mr. Scruggs used the money to finance landmark anti-tobacco litigation in the '90s.

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