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Making a Personal Injury Claim Against the Government

Most car accidents occur because of someone’s negligence. The word ‘someone’ includes anything from the person who is injured to individuals, businesses, organizations of all kinds, and government entities. If you are injured because of your own carelessness, there is very little you can do about it apart from learning a lesson. If the car ...

Passengers in a Car Accident Have Rights

It’s rare for passengers to be accused of causing a car accident. In most cases, they are the victims of someone else’s negligence. It could be the driver of the car they are a passenger in, another driver altogether, or some other party, like a truck company, government agency, road maintenance department, etc. In most ...

What to Expect From Police After a Mississippi Car Crash

Typically in Mississippi, as in other states, police officers or other law enforcement officers such as Highway Patrol officers and sheriff’s deputies are dispatched to the scene of a traffic accident when advised. Whether they attend or not depends on the seriousness of the incident. By law, all crashes involving some sort of injury require ...

First Vaping Death in Mississippi

The e-cigarette and vaping epidemic has claimed its first vaping death in Mississippi. He was aged under 30, according to the state’s Department of Health. There are also 4 other Mississippians who have succumbed to pulmonary or lung disease that has been associated with vaping. Mississippi has joined 9 other states that have recorded fatalities. ...

Mississippi Nursing Home Care Ranks Poorly

More and more people are entering nursing homes and managed residential care facilities as they get to an age where it becomes too difficult to live at home. Sometimes, it is because family members cannot provide the standard of care they need. Elders may themselves choose to enter a nursing home because they don’t want ...

Mississippi Rideshare Liability Explained

If you travel a lot in any major urban center in Mississippi, you may be a frequent or, at least, casual rideshare customer. Lyft and Uber and other newer rideshare companies like Ola and Guru are becoming more and more frequently used in urban areas, or even between cities. They are easy to dial up ...

Mississippi Caps on Personal Injury Lawsuits

Personal injury legislation is intended to compensate the victim of an accident for the consequences of that accident, but where does a state draw the line? Can a severely injured person who has been so traumatized by an accident claim millions of dollars in compensation? Is there a difference between an accident caused by someone ...

Highest Traffic Fatality Rate

Mississippi has the dubious distinction of having the highest traffic fatality rate in the country. In 2017, the fatality rate was 23.1 per 100,000. That might not sound very much until it is compared with other states. Nowhere else tops it. What’s worse is that despite a slight dip in the fatality rate back in ...

Camera Tech to Cut Mississippi Truck Crashes

There are a lot of varied reasons why truck accidents happen. Anything that can reduce the Mississippi truck accident rate must be applauded. New technology won’t solve all problems, but it can certainly address some of them. The most recent innovation that is being trialed by a number of trucking companies is the use of ...

Court Houses in Jackson, Mississippi

How To Find Court Houses in Jackson Mississippi If you are in Jackson Mississippi, currently looking for a courthouse, you have several different options available. You can use the tried-and-true method of looking through a local business directory, or you can simply use your smart phone or computer to search for one. There are several ...

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