Hotbed of lawsuits now draws FBI agents

Monday, September 29, 2003

FAYETTE, Miss. -- This rural corner of southwestern Mississippi has for years attracted lawyers eager to capitalize on juries willing to return multimillion-dollar verdicts. Lately it's been drawing a different clientele: federal agents.

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