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Rollover accidents occur when a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), truck, van, pickup truck, or car, flips over on its roof or side. Rollover accidents are the primary cause of death in SUV crashes and the second cause, after only head-on collisions, of vehicle related accident deaths overall. Each year, nearly 10,000 vehicles are involved in […]
Under Mississippi law, when you have been involved in an accident, you must stop at the scene of the accident and exchange information with the driver of the other vehicle or the owner of the property that was damaged. It is a criminal offense to flee the scene of […]
There are many causes that we feel are worthy to be believed in. The cause of Justice, in the court of law, helping individuals put their lives back together after a catastrophic injury. Another cause that we are wholeheartedly behind is Mississippi’s Toughest Kids Foundation. The sole mission of Mississippi’s Toughest Kids Foundation is to […]
Each year, over 700 individuals will perish in accidents related to all-terrain vehicles or ATV’s. Over this past Memorial Day weekend, Mississippi became the site of two such fatal accidents. In Ripley, a 93 year old former Tippah County constable died in an ATV accident. Leroy Derrick was driving his Honda Rancher ATV when he […]
Attorney John Giddens provides comments in The Mississippi Business Journal regarding Tort Reform in Mississippi. Read more here: http://msbusiness.com/blog/2014/05/09/tort-reform-made-significant-impact-mississippi/
Mississippi is home to numerous waterways, making boating a popular pastime among sport enthusiasts and families alike. Unfortunately, boating and others water activities are not without risks. Recently, a nine year old boy from New Orleans died in a boating accident on Mississippi’s Wolf River. The boy and a sibling were being pulled in a […]
While all motor vehicle accidents can result in drivers and passengers experiencing devastating permanent injuries, trucking accidents present a disproportionate risk of serious injury, as well as unique challenges in seeking compensation. Because tractor-trailers can outweigh a small economy car by 25 times or more, the basic principles of physics dictate that such collisions are […]
Despite the enormous efforts to raise public awareness regarding the dangers of texting and driving, drivers distracted by their cell phone while reading or sending a text continue to be a significant cause of catastrophic injury and wrongful death. At any given time, approximately 660,000 drivers are distracted by electronic devices or cell phones according […]
News sources are reporting that an investigation has been started by the United States Legislature into if something should have been done sooner about General Motors (GM) vehicles with bad ignition switches which have resulted in several deaths. GM has issues a recall pulling back those vehicles that have been implicated in these fatal crashes. […]
If you ride motorcycles in Jackson and the surrounding areas of Mississippi, you are well aware that many drivers fail to pay attention to the presence of motorcycle riders. Because motorcycles are smaller than four wheeled vehicles, drivers of passenger vehicles frequently fail to notice or account for the possible presence of a motorcycle when […]