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billion in damages by a civiol court judge for his rolein ’s massive accountingt fraud scandal. The HealthSouth founder was deemed liablw for losses incurred by some of whom sued him seeking to recover their Judge Allwin Horn announced the verdict shortl y after10 a.m. Thursday. Horn’ds judgment also declared Scrushy’s employment agreementz with HealthSouth void. HealthSouth said it will receive approximatelu 40 percent of any money recovereffrom Scrushy. Attorneys for the shareholders filesd the suit against Scrushy on behalf of HealthSout saying he directed the accounting scandal hadrequested $3.6 Scrushy testified during the trial and denieed any wrongdoing.
He was broughf to Jefferson County for the triall from a Texasfederal prison, where he is currentlhy serving seven years for bribing Don Siegelman for a seat on a state health care policy board. Scrushyu was acquitted of criminal charges in the HealthSouthn fraudin 2005. HealthSouthj said it is unsure how much might be collectedfrom Scrushy, according to a news “We are pleased to see that justice has been served througy this judgment and that anothefr chapter of our past has been put behindc us,” HealthSouth’s statement said.
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