Latest Mississippi Headlines
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5th Circuit Court of Appeals Clarifies Standard of Evidence for Negligence Award Against River Boat Pilots in Mississippi River Collision Case
Dec 6 2023 // As maritime accidents go, the collision between the M/V Strandja and the M/V Kieffer E. Bailey on the Mississippi River was hardly a catastrophe. A jury determined that damages amounted to only $114,000. But the accident...
Miss. Sheriff Sets New Policies After Torture Episode. Victims Say it’s to Avoid Consequences
Dec 5 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for the victims of an episode of police torture say new policies unveiled by a Mississippi sheriff`s department this week were introduced so the sheriff can escape liability in a civil...
Mississippi Delivery Driver Sues FedEx, This Time in State Court, After Shooting Incident
Dec 1 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Black former delivery driver in Mississippi who says two white men shot into his work van and then pursued him in a high-speed chase last year has filed a new lawsuit against the men and his...
People Moves: MS Amlin Promotes Forsyth to Head of Marine, Succeeding Humberstone; Generali GC&C Names Mediterranean, LatAm Managers as Part of Business Reorg
Dec 1 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at MS Amlin and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C). A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Promotes Forsyth as Head of Marine,...
Murder, Arson Charges on Hold in Killing of Former Mississippi Legislator
Nov 28 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi prosecutors have dismissed indictments against a man in the shooting death of a former state lawmaker and the earlier burning of a building, saying they need more time to...
Justice Department Investigating Lexington, Mississippi Police Practices
Nov 22 2023 // The Justice Department has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the city of Lexington, Mississippi, and the Lexington Police Department (LPD) seeking to determine whether there are systemic violations of...
Mississippi Loosens Burn Ban After More Rain and Fewer Wildfires
Nov 17 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Recent rain has helped improve drought conditions enough for Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves to partially lift a statewide burn ban. Reeves, the Mississippi Forestry Commission and the Mississippi...
Marijuana Dispensary Sues Over Mississippi Regs that Bar Advertising
Nov 16 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The owner of a Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging state regulations that he says censor business owners by preventing them from...
NOAA: U.S. Withstands Record 25 Disasters in 2023
Nov 15 2023 // Another billion-dollar disaster was confirmed in October, bringing the total to a record 25 such disasters in the first 10 months — the largest number of disasters for any year since NOAA began tracking the events. These...
Whistleblower Says Southern Co. Should Repay $382M for Failed Clean Coal Plant
Nov 1 2023 // (AP) — A former employee is suing to force a Mississippi utility to repay $382 million that the federal government gave to build a failed coal- fueled power plant. Kelli Williams, a former construction manager for...
Saltwater Intrusion Threatens Drinking Water in Louisiana
Oct 30 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The heating element removed from Monique Plaisance`s water heater in September was disintegrating, streaked with rust and covered in a dry crust. She blamed the corrosion on the water piped in from the...
Delayed Autopsies Pile Up in Mississippi, Complicating Insurance, Legal Questions
Oct 25 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Incomplete homicide autopsy reports have continued to pile up in Mississippi – despite tough-on-crime talk by state leaders ahead of the Nov. 7 general election. Police officers and...
People Moves: Marsh Names Thurston CEO, UK Risk Mgmt; Lockton Hires Parle, Patrick and McKay in London; MS Amlin Promotes Cleary to Head of Crisis Mgmt
Oct 24 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh, Lockton and MS Amlin. A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Names Thurston CEO, UK Risk Mgmt, Mistry as CEO of FINPRO Marsh, the...
What’s Changed and What Hasn’t a Year After Mississippi Capital’s Water Crisis
Oct 19 2023 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Water is flowing again to nearly all of Mississippi’s capital city. It’s a stark contrast from a year ago, when Jackson’s 150,000 residents could never be sure what, if...
Filing a Day Late Leaves Insurer Short Under Mississippi’s Statute of Limitations
Oct 17 2023 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer misunderstood when a three-year statute of limitations begins in dismissing the insurer’s claims relating to a fire on an insured’s property. The high...
Mississippi Sheriff Claims Immunity to Federal Lawsuit Over Torture of Black Men
Oct 16 2023 // The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit...
People Moves: Alliant Names Two to Leadership Roles in Southeast States
Oct 12 2023 // Alliant Insurance Services, a major American distributor and brokerage headquartered in California, continues building its Southeastern US presence. It has named attorney Bobby Coleman of Mississippi as vice president of...
Markets/Coverages: Coalition, MS&AD Insurance Offer Cybersecurity Solutions in Japan
Oct 5 2023 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, announced a strategic partnership with Japan’s MS&AD Insurance Group to provide cybersecurity monitoring solutions for...
People Moves: DUAL Launches Marine Hub in Rotterdam, Hiring 2 Former MS Amlin Underwriters; Generali Taps Allianz’s Terzariol to Lead Newly Created Insurance Division
Oct 4 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at DUAL Europe and Generali. A summary of these new hires follows here. DUAL Launches Marine Hub in Rotterdam, Hiring 2 Former MS Amlin Underwriters DUAL...
Louisiana Citrus Farmers Seeing a Mass Influx of Salt Water
Oct 3 2023 // Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes, flooding, invasive insects, freezes and drought to keep their groves alive. The latest...
