New Complaint Says Judge Conspired with Defendants to Dismiss $200 Million Asbestos Lawsuit

LEXINGTON, Miss. - The dismissal of a $200 million lawsuit accusing several Mississippi attorneys of withholding millions in settlement proceeds from their clients has prompted plaintiffs to re-file the complaint, adding allegations that question the legality of the hearing held prior to the case's dismissal. Lipsey, et al. v. Langston, et al. No. 2003-392 (Miss. Cir. Ct., Holmes Cty.).

In an order issued Oct. 29, Holmes County Circuit Court Judge Gray Evans dismissed the underlying lawsuit, which was filed by several Mississippi residents who claimed that their lawyers, including lieutenant governor candidate Barbara Blackmon, scammed them out of settlements for …