 State Farm argues that the case should have been dismissed as the Rigsbys lawyer, Scruggs sent documents to the media when they were still under seal.Scruggs was gaoled over another matter and the court ruled that violating the seal should not result in the dismissal of the case,

State Farm to challenge the ruling by the Fifth Circuit in the U.S. Supreme Court with a certiorari petition.Their argument centres around the plaintiffs talking with the media and thus violating the 60 day seal provisions of the False Claims Act.