The case of Stella Liebeck vs. McDonald’s, more commonly referred to as the hot coffee case, remains one of the most famous tort cases of all time. The case made national and even international headlines, spurred a whole reform movement in the arena of personal injury law, and became the punch line for late-night television, […]
Monthly Archives: January 2014
For the last several years it has been surprisingly simple for a man to report symptoms such as low sex drive, lack of energy or loss of muscle mass and be prescribed testosterone to correct any number of ills. Doctors refer to the condition as low t. Typically the treatment is simple enough, with the […]
Every driver knows they should never flee the scene of an accident, but the recent case of a Hattiesburg man who did just that should serve as an important reminder of how serious an offense leaving the scene of an accident can be. In September of 2011, in the early morning hours, Shelby Johnson, a […]
The first week of 2014 saw 49 daily record lows set across the county. A vicious cold snap brought the coldest weather in decades to the central, eastern, and southern states. In Vicksburg, Mississippi, a low of 13 degrees was recorded, breaking the previous record low of 17. In Meridian, it reached just 11 degrees, […]
How much do you really know about personal injury attorneys? In Part I of this two part series profiling Mississippi personal injury attorneys, we addressed some basics about what a personal injury lawyer is, how personal injury law developed, how one becomes a personal injury attorney, and what a personal injury lawyer makes a year. […]
Every day on your drive into work, you are likely inundated with advertisements for local personal injury attorneys on billboards and the radio. While reading the paper at your desk, you probably catch a few more print ads from personal injury attorneys. Later, when you turn on your television after work, you might well see […]
Over one million deer related crashes occur annually and many of these accidents happen in Mississippi. Mississippi is home to a large and thriving deer population, which is great for nature enthusiasts and hunters, but potentially dangerous for drivers. Over 3,000 collisions between deer and vehicles occur in Mississippi each year. This equates to the […]
On Mississippi roadways, the New Year seems to have rung in several emerging trends in drunk driving. Over this holiday season, the Mississippi Highway Patrol was called to the scene of 39 accidents across the state. Twenty-one of these accidents involved injuries but only four were alcohol related. No fatalities occurred. Despite a low number […]
Tens of thousands of youth sport’s players are killed each year due to traumatic brain injuries, more commonly referred to as concussions. Hundreds of thousands more are severely injured, requiring hospitalization. Sadly, concussions among young athletes appear to be on the rise, with emergency room visits for traumatic brain injuries increasing over 60% in the […]
2014 is shaping up to be a dangerous year for Mississippi drivers. A number of fatal automobile accidents are already being reported throughout the state. The unseasonably cold and icy weather that hit much of Northern Mississippi near the start of the New Year is to blame for some accidents, while others appear to be […]
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