On the eve of trial, attorney defendants Mike Miller of Virginia and Nancy Armstrong of Mississippi declared bankruptcy to avoid trial with Caddell & Chapman centered on allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract. Caddell &Chapman’s clients provided the two defendant attorneys (and others) with over $3 million to fund the medical testing for thousands of individuals who ingested and were harmed by the diet drug fen‑phen. Caddell &Chapman’s clients also provided another $3 million to finance the prosecution of these individuals’ cases. The defendant attorneys eventually obtained a global settlement with fen‑phen’s manufacturer, however, they refused to pay Caddell &Chapman’s clients their share of the attorneys’ fees and reimburse the $6 million advanced. The case was set for trial on Monday, August 13, 2007 in federal district court in McAllen. To avoid the Monday trial, however, the defendants declared bankruptcy in Mississippi on Thursday, August 9, and waited until Friday at 5 PM to so advise Caddell & Chapman and the McAllen federal court. Caddell & Chapman is currently working to lift the automatic stay and return to McAllen for trial.