As seen at Insurance Journal:
On Monday, however, Scruggs’ legal team said in court papers that they are withdrawing their request for Senter to sign off on the deal, citing a legal “stalemate.” The proposed settlement calls for State Farm to pay at least $50 million to thousands of policyholders who haven’t sued the insurer.
In court papers, Scruggs said the decision is based on Senter’s apparent “reluctance” to approve the settlement, as well as concerns about whether State Farm is “genuinely amenable further to address even its own interpretations of the court’s actions.”
It’s not clear from the article whether this is a sign of Scruggs just chomping at the bit to perform before a jury, or a tactic to pressure either State Farm or the State of Mississippi. All three seem possible from my point of view.