Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Editor’s Note: Mississippi in perspective
Apr 17 2006 // The insurance industry will be faced with irate policyholders and on-going court costs-the insurance companies involved, however, have deep pockets and aren’t about to back down without a fight. After the federal...
Hinds County, Miss. Consultant Ordered to Repay $380,000
Apr 14 2006 // A former Hinds County, Miss. risk management consultant has been ordered to repay the county $380,000. Hinds County sued Shappley Harris for making changes in invoices from the Mississippi Municipal Association between...
Federal Judge in Mississippi ‘Storm Surge’ Case Upholds Home Insurance Flood Exclusion
Apr 13 2006 // A federal judge in Mississippi has upheld the water damage exclusion in homeowners insurance policies in a ruling welcomed by insurers. U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter, Jr. of the Southern District of Mississippi denied a...
Senator’s Lawyer Claims State Farm Destroying Mississippi Documents
Apr 12 2006 // A lawyer for U.S. Sen. Trent Lott said in Biloxi, Miss. that State Farm Insurance Co. is destroying documents that could show the insurer has fraudulently denied thousands of claims by Lott and other policyholders whose...
Miss. Kicks Off 2006 Hurricane Awareness Program
Apr 7 2006 // Local, state and federal officials have joined Governor Haley Barbour in announcing an eight-week informational campaign to help make Mississippians more aware of how to protect themselves as the 2006 hurricane season...
Miss. Legislature Passes Building Codes for Coastal Counties
Apr 4 2006 // Mississippi lawmakers took steps in Jackson to help ensure that new construction in five coastal counties will protect residents from catastrophic events by passing tougher building codes, according to the Property...
WHISTLEBLOWER HELPING IN HURRICANE KATRINA LAWSUIT
Apr 3 2006 // A high-profile litigator in Moss Point, Miss., said a whistleblower is helping him build a case against insurers that allegedly denied thousands of claims from policyholders whose homes were destroyed in Hurricane...
Mississippi wind versus flood lawsuit remanded back to state court
Apr 3 2006 // A Mississippi lawsuit that would force insurance companies to honor their policies and pay for damage caused by storm surge has been remanded back to the Chancery Court of Hinds County. Because the state is seeking an...
NewsCurrents
Apr 3 2006 // Scruggs alleges that several companies did this. “Is this something he is alleging the entire industry did as a practice, which is an incredible thought?” Bailey asked. “He is painting the insurance...
Lawyer: Whistleblower helping build case against insurer in Hurricane Katrina lawsuit
Apr 3 2006 // A high-profile litigator in Moss Point, Miss. said that a whistleblower is helping him build a case against insurers who denied thousands of claims from policyholders whose homes were destroyed in Hurricane...
News Currents
Apr 3 2006 // Mississippi wind versus flood lawsuit remanded back to state court A Mississippi lawsuit that would force insurance companies to honor their policies and pay for damage caused by storm surge has been remanded back to the...
NAMIC Urges Miss. Governor to Sign Building Code Legislation
Mar 30 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has urged Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour to sign into law a bill that would require five of the state’s most southerly counties to enact emergency building code...
Insurer Groups: Ruling Suggests Flood Exclusion Valid, Enforceable
Mar 30 2006 // Insurance companies believe that even though a court rejected a motion to dismiss the Mississippi case challenging the flood exclusion in standard homeowners insurance policies, the ruling is actually a good sign for the...
Racicot Comments: Miss. Lawsuit Overshadows Katrina Recovery
Mar 28 2006 // The unprecedented devastation along the Mississippi Gulf Coast wrought by Hurricane Katrina has prompted an outpouring of public and private resources to communities and individuals who have lost everything, Governor Marc...
Mississippians Favor State Building Code; Legislative Support Doubtful
Mar 28 2006 // More than three-quarters of Mississippians say they favor adoption of a state building code, but a bill now before the Legislature to create such a building code remains in doubt. The Coalition to Build a Safer and...
Federal Judge Rejects Allstate Request to Dismiss Miss. Hurricane Lawsuit
Mar 27 2006 // A federal judge in Gulfport, Miss. has refused to throw out a lawsuit that a couple filed against Allstate Insurance Co. after the insurer refused to cover damage to their home from Hurricane Katrina. The lawsuit, filed by...
Miss. AG Claims Companies Using ‘Delay Tactics’
Mar 27 2006 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has issued a statement claiming that Allstate and State Farm are causing more delay in having the state’s Katrina-related lawsuit against them heard. Allstate and State Farm are...
Unrestrained Litigation Threatens Miss. Judicial System, Insurers Contend
Mar 27 2006 // While slow but steady progress is being made in improving Mississippi’s judicial climate, the good news is tempered by the threat to the state from unrestrained litigation in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, according...
Miss. Governor Says Federal Funds to Help Pay Mounting Katrina Bills
Mar 27 2006 // Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour says $520 million in federal funds for Medicaid and other health care expenses means Mississippi should be able to pay its mounting Hurricane Katrina bills. U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., said...
Miss. Lawsuit Alleges Engineer Altered Katrina Damage Report
Mar 22 2006 // An engineering company altered a report to eliminate the significant role wind played in severely damaging the home of an elderly Gulfport, Mississippi couple during Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 29, a lawsuit claims. The...
