Latest Mississippi Headlines
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More States Join Surplus Lines Tax Sharing Proposal
Jul 22 2011 // Four new members joined a surplus lines premium tax sharing agreement supported by state regulators this week, even while some predict confusion over a competing proposal may lead to the demise of any surplus lines...
Mississippi Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against Scruggs Book Authors
Jul 20 2011 // A Lafayette County, Mississippi circuit judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a former federal prosecutor and a political blogger over a book they co-wrote about the judicial corruption case involving former attorney...
Mississippi Woman’s Accident Expert Paid by Public Funds
Jul 19 2011 // A judge has set aside $2,000 in public money for a Jackson woman to hire an expert in her fight against a drunken driving charge. The Clarion-Ledger reported that 46-year-old Jeanette Sterling is charged with aggravated...
Mississippi Supreme Court Halts Asbestos Case Over Trial Judge
Jul 18 2011 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has halted all proceedings in an asbestos case until it determines whether the trial judge should have stepped down. The case resulted in a $322 million verdict. In an order signed Tuesday,...
Mississippi Sues BP Gulf Oil Claims Fund
Jul 13 2011 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed a lawsuit Tuesday to force Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of BP’s $20 billion fund for Gulf Coast oil spill compensation, to release documents it says it needs to ensure...
Home Schooling
Jul 4 2011 // Homeowners in states hit hard by this spring’s tornadoes have some of the highest average insurance premiums. Louisiana’s average annual premium is $1,155 and Mississippi’s is $980; in Alabama it’s...
Mississippi Rates Leveling Off
Jul 4 2011 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said property insurance rates in his state have leveled off for the time being. Chaney told a meeting of the Gulf Coast Business Club that more carriers have entered the...
Florida, Mississippi, Hawaii in Surplus Lines Pact
Jul 4 2011 // Florida, Mississippi and Hawaii have entered into an agreement that will allow them to keep millions of dollars in taxes on surplus lines insurance policies. The agreement was the result of federal legislation – the...
Insurers Cover Mississippi County for Misuse of Funds
Jul 1 2011 // A second bond company has reached a settlement in the state auditor’s investigation of former Alcorn County Supervisor Danny Crotts. RLI Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $31,809. The board of supervisors agreed to...
Mississippi High Court to Hear Appeal in Lawyer Fees Case
Jul 1 2011 // It’s round two for Republican state Auditor Stacy Pickering and Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood in a fight over the constitutionality of a law that allows Hood to hire private lawyers to represent Mississippi in...
Katrina Fund Helps Mississippi with Other Disaster Costs
Jun 28 2011 // Mississippi officials said the state budget is in good shape to survive this spring’s twin natural disasters of tornadoes and river flooding. The state still has tens of millions of dollars set aside from Hurricane...
Imprisoned Trial Attorney Scruggs Wants Corruption Conviction Tossed
Jun 27 2011 // Imprisoned former attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs asked a federal court last week to throw out his conviction in the judicial corruption case involving former Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby...
Mississippi Property Insurance Rates Leveling Off: Chaney
Jun 24 2011 // State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says property insurance rates in Mississippi have leveled off for the time being. Chaney told a meeting of the Gulf Coast Business Club that more carriers have entered the insurance...
Mississippi Tire Plant to Challenge OSHA Fines
Jun 23 2011 // Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will challenge allegations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that the company committed safety violations at its plant in Tupelo, MIssissippi. Cooper Tire spokeswoman...
Mississippi County Covered for Misused Funds
Jun 22 2011 // The bonding company for Alcorn County supervisors is repaying the county more than $95,000 to repay funds the state auditor said were misused by former supervisor Danny Crotts. Board of Supervisors President Gary Ross says...
Mississippi Case Shines Light on Relationships Between Judges, Lawyers
Jun 21 2011 // The corruption case involving Paul Minor and two former Harrison County jurists has changed forever the relationships between Mississippi judges and lawyers, a federal public defender says. “Every judge in...
Mississippi River Flood Recovery Slow and Sad for Many
Jun 21 2011 // James Winters walked slowly through the sweltering remains of his waterlogged home, then wiped the sweat from his brow and pointed to a ceiling fan — the sagging blades were covered in mold because the Mississippi...
Florida, Mississippi, Hawaii Sign Surplus Lines Tax Agreement
Jun 20 2011 // Florida, Mississippi and Hawaii have entered into an agreement that will allow them to keep millions of dollars in taxes on surplus lines insurance policies. The agreement was the result of federal legislation — the...
Mississippi Supreme Court Weighs Constitutionality of Damages Cap
Jun 15 2011 // The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on the question of whether a state law that limits non-economic damages in civil cases is constitutional. The lawsuit between Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Lisa...
Risky Decisions
Jun 6 2011 // The percentage of homes covered by typical residential property policies varies by region. All the devastation from natural disasters that have occurred across the nation in recent months illuminates the fact that many,...
