Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre has asked to be removed from a lawsuit by the state of Mississippi regarding the misuse of state welfare funds, according to the Associated Press.
Favre’s attorney, Eric D. Herschmann, filed papers for dismissal in Hinds County Circuit Court on Monday saying the Mississippi Department of Human Services “groundlessly and irresponsibly seeks to blame Favre for its own grossly improper and unlawful handling of welfare funds and its own failure to properly monitor and audit” how organizations used the money.
“Including Favre in this lawsuit has had the intended effect — it has attracted national media attention to this case,” Herschmann wrote in the filing.