Complex sentence: Bergman contacts Richard Scruggs, an attorney representing Mississippi in a lawsuit against the tobacco industry, suggesting that if they deposed Wigand, it could negate his confidentiality agreement and give CBS cover to broadcast the information.
Split into simpler sentences: Bergman contacts Richard Scruggs, an attorney representing Mississippi in a lawsuit against the tobacco industry. He suggests that if Wigand were compelled to testify, it would negate his confidentiality agreement and give CBS cover to broadcast the information.