Indicted Mississippi attorney Richard Scruggs and his law firm have stopped representing clients in disputes with insurers over Hurricane Katrina claims, it was announced last week.

The action follows last month's federal indictment of Mr. Scruggs, his son Zachary and three associates for allegedly attempting to bribe a judge in an effort to fix the outcome of a dispute over $26.5 million in legal fees.

Notice of the move came in a letter and a Web site posting that was signed by three attorneys not part of the Scruggs Law Firm, but who are members of the Scruggs Katrina Group--a combine of lawyers that has filed hundreds of suits arising from disputes over wind-versus-water claims involving homes damaged in the 2005 hurricane.

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