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Is an Employer Liable for an Employee Involved in an Accident?

January 31, 2021
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If you are an employee involved in an accident and you were told by your employer to depart from work early to run a work-related errand, your employer could be held liable for any injuries you have caused. This sort of accident in Mississippi comes under the vicarious liability theory. What is vicarious liability? Respondeat…

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Motorcycle Riding in Mississippi is Great – Until an Accident Happens

December 29, 2020
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Mississippi can be a great place for motorcyclists. In fact, motorcycling has become more and more popular in the state, despite the increased risk of using a two-wheeled vehicle. Motorcycling is statistically more dangerous than any other motorized form of transport, not just because of the greater inherent instability on a motorcycle but because the…

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Johnson & Johnson Insists Baby Powder is Safe Despite Settling Lawsuits

November 30, 2020
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The huge pharmaceutical company, Johnson & Johnson, insists that its talc-based baby powder, sold for decades, is completely safe as long as it was used appropriately, despite the fact that it withdrew the product last year and has now had to settle more than a thousand individual lawsuits against it. It has agreed to pay…

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A Third of Mississippi’s Nursing Homes Are Not Safe Enough

October 29, 2020
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Many families turn to use a nursing home for an elderly relative when medical attention is needed and the burden of day-to-day care becomes too much. Unfortunately, far too many of our elders are being subject to substandard care and, in some cases, neglect and physical and mental abuse. A study that took place recently…

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Mississippi’s Premises Liability Laws are Intended to Keep You Safe

August 29, 2020

Accidents could happen just about anywhere, even in your own home. If you are a careful homeowner you will make sure your own home and surroundings are as safe as possible. If you do slip over or a fire starts somewhere in your home and you are injured, you will probably not be able to…

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Toxic Hand Sanitizers May be Sold Near You

July 30, 2020

Using hand sanitizers regularly is an important tool in the fight against Covid-19. In many stores around Jackson, you should be able to find a hand sanitizer dispenser at the front of the store or distributed around a shopping mall. Many careful people have their own hand sanitizer which they keep in their car or…

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How Dangerous is Fatigue on Mississippi Roads?

June 30, 2020

You might think that traffic accidents have decreased in Mississippi because of the restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Generally, that’s probably true right across the U.S., but as states like Mississippi open up, it’s possible that the accident rate will go up again and it might even go higher due to more long-distance…

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