Shareholders Ask Judge To Freeze Scrushy's Assets MONTGOMERY, AL (APR - Alabama Public Radio ) - Attorneys for HealthSouth shareholders have asked a Birmingham judge to freeze the assets of former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy so they can begin collecting a nearly $2.9 billion judgment against him.

An attorney for the shareholders said the motion was filed Friday asking Jefferson County Circuit Judge Allwin Horn to stop Scrushy from hiding assets while the case is being appealed.

Scrushy's attorneys have said they plan to appeal the judgment by Horn to the Alabama Supreme Court.

McKee said attorneys hope to immediately begin the process of identifying how much money Scrushy has available to him. He said attorneys hope to eventually collect as much as $100 million from Scrushy.

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