Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Judge Weighs Family’s Wrongful Death Claim Against U of Mississippi Football
Sep 14 2011 // A Hinds County judge says he will rule soon on a motion by the University of Mississippi to move a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a former Ole Miss football player to Lafayette County. Arguments were heard...
Mississippi City Police to Send E-mail Crime Alerts
Sep 13 2011 // The Columbus, Mississippi Police Department is launching the Columbus Business Alert initiative, an effort to inform local businesses of crime information as it is happening. Police department spokeswoman Terrie Songer...
During Floods, Mississippi River Tried to Carve New Path
Sep 13 2011 // Since the waters from this spring’s floods receded, officials have identified places where the Mississippi River tried to carve out new channels and change course. From northwest Tennessee to Louisiana, the...
Insurer Asks Court to Move Ahead with Mississippi Judicial Bribery Case
Sep 12 2011 // A federal judge plans to talk with attorneys this month about how to move forward with a seven-year-old lawsuit linked to a corruption case that sent one of Mississippi’s most prominent lawyers and two former judges...
Mississippi Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Hate Crime
Sep 8 2011 // The family of a black man who authorities say was run over by a white teenager in a truck in Jackson, Mississippi has filed a wrongful death lawsuit over the alleged hate crime. The lawsuit accuses seven white teenagers of...
U of Southern Mississippi Denies Bias Claim
Sep 8 2011 // The University of Southern Mississippi has denied the claims of a Hispanic woman that she was discriminated against in her pursuit of a master’s degree. Maria Salcido, who lives in Wisconsin, filed the suit July 10...
After Drenching New Orleans, Tropical Storm Lee Threatens Southeast
Sep 5 2011 // After testing New Orleans’ flood defenses over the weekend, Tropical Storm Lee moved northeast Monday after weakening to a tropical depression, and threatened to bring heavy rains and flooding to a large section of...
Judge Allows Mississippi Suit Challenging Healthcare Law to Continue
Sep 2 2011 // A federal judge will allow a lawsuit filed in Mississippi challenging part of the Obama administration’s health care law to continue. U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett, in a ruling issued Aug. 29, denied the Obama...
Ratings Roundup: MS Frontier, Abu Dhabi National
Aug 30 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Bermuda-based MS Frontier Reinsurance Ltd., both with stable outlooks. MS Frontier is...
Year Old Gulf Oil Spill Claims Fund Has Paid $5 Billion
Aug 23 2011 // The Gulf Coast Claims Facility set up to handle claims from the BP oil disaster has paid out $5 billion after one year of operation. It has paid 204,434 individual and business with a total of 359,441 claims. Established...
Fired Worker Wins Bias Suit Against Mississippi Casino
Aug 23 2011 // A former Tunica, Mississippi, casino employee said he was fired from his supervisory job because he is Jewish. A federal jury agreed with him. In U.S. District Court in Greenville, a jury awarded Marc Silverberg $578,000...
Mississippi Judge Dismisses Claim Against ‘The Help’ Author
Aug 17 2011 // Did Kathryn Stockett use her brother’s African-American maid as the basis for a character in the bestselling novel-turned-movie “The Help?” For now, that question may go unanswered, by a court anyway. A...
Mississippi Counties Declared Disasters from River Flooding
Aug 12 2011 // Gov. Haley Barbour said several Mississippi counties that reported agricultural losses will be eligible for federal assistance in the aftermath of the Mississippi River flood. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reviewed...
Mississippi Lawsuit Claims ‘The Help’ Movie Used Real Person’s Identity
Aug 11 2011 // Lawyers for Kathryn Stockett want a judge in Mississippi to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses the author of “The Help” of basing a character on a real-life maid who works for Stockett’s brother. The...
New Fire Station Set to Improve Ratings in Miss.
Aug 8 2011 // Energy savings and an improved fire insurance rating are two of the likely benefits Starkville, Miss. officials are touting now that a new fire station has opened in the western part of the city. Officials told The...
Mississippi Supreme Court Asked to Settle Lawyer Fees Dispute
Aug 5 2011 // Republican state Auditor Stacy Pickering has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to declare funds the attorney general collects from lawsuits to be public money and to require the money to all be turned over the...
Essentials: Read the Policy
Aug 1 2011 // The insurance agent told his client to “read the policy.” It was simple but important advice. More likely than not, the client did not heed the advice. When the insurance policy was received it was probably...
Mississippi Fire Departments Share $15M Insurance Tax Proceeds
Jul 28 2011 // Fire departments around Mississippi this week are receiving checks for their share of $15.3 million in state fire insurance rebate money. For example, the departments in Lee County are sharing $438,573. The money comes...
Slot Machine Gambler Sues Mississippi Casino for Arm Injury
Jul 27 2011 // A Tennessee man is suing a Mississippi casino because he claims the slot machine he was playing broke apart and injured his arm and back. Randy E. Perkins of Hickman County, Tenn., said he was injured at Tunica Roadhouse...
Mississippi Says It’s Owed Tobacco Settlement Money
Jul 25 2011 // A Jackson County judge is scheduled to hear a claim that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has underpaid the state of Mississippi at least $1 million in the tobacco settlement payments. Jackson County Chancery Judge Jaye Bradley...
