E.A. Renfroe & Co. v. Cori Rigsby Moran

Richard F. Scruggs and The Scruggs Law Firm, P.A. (“Scruggs”) appeal the district court’s order imposing compensatory sanctions for civil contempt. Scruggs claims that he is not subject to the jurisdiction of the district court in this case, and urges us to vacate the civil contempt order and award of monetary sanctions.

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Cori Rigsby and Kerri Rigsby worked for E.A. Renfroe & Company (“Renfroe”), a firm that performs elaims-adjusting services for State Farm Insurance Company (“State Farm”). In early 2006, the Rigs-bys approached attorney Richard F. Scruggs with documents they had obtained from…