Judge bars Missouri lawyers from State Farm case

Monday, May 19, 2008 | 7:27 p.m. CDT; updated 12:14 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

GULFPORT, Miss. — A federal judge on Monday disqualified a group of Missouri lawyers, including a former high-ranking prosecutor, from working on a case against State Farm Insurance Cos. over its handling of policyholder claims after Hurricane Katrina.

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