Katrina lawsuits: Coast residents want justice

For Mississippi Hurricane Katrina victims, hope for recovery from the storm took a sickening turn with the charges lodged against attorney Dickie Scruggs.

State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. is seeking to have attorneys with Scruggs' "Katrina Litigation Group" representing policyholders thrown off a key case because the insurer claims the lawyers have behaved unethically.

Scruggs withdrew from most of his firm's Katrina cases after his indictment on charges he tried to bribe a judge for a favorable ruling in a dispute over legal fees. ...