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/
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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 […]
The decision to forego retaining a Mississippi personal injury attorney can be a costly one. The assistance of a knowledgeable automobile accident attorney is vital to the success of your claim. While the temptation to just accept the first settlement offer surely exists, in the field of personal injury law, rejecting that offer and securing […]
The potentially devastating impact of concussions and other head injuries has made headline news in recent years due, in large part, to the prevalence of these injuries amongst football players and military personnel. In light of increasing number of concussions each year and new research on the long-term impact of such injuries, the University of […]
Nearly six million car accidents occur each year nationwide. Mississippi is ranked among the most dangerous states for drivers, with accident rates and automobile crash fatalities exceeding the national average. Car accidents are not always preventable, but there are steps you can take to minimize the risk of being in an automobile accident in Mississippi. […]
Dr. Joe Campbell was riding his bicycle on Clarksdale Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi at approximately 6:00 a.m. At the same time that Dr. Campbell was riding down the two-lane road, Christopher Brown drove the same road to work on Lee Drive. The weather was overcast, having rained earlier, and the lighting not particularly good. Brown […]
Recently, the second floor of the Freedom Baptist Church in Myrick, Mississippi collapsed, sending about 70 young parishioners tumbling through the floor. The incident occurred during a youth worship service. The drop was estimated at about 12 feet, but miraculously, no one suffered serious injury. Nearly half of the churchgoers present did sustain minor injuries, […]
A rash of recent pedestrian accidents across Mississippi serves to highlight the national increase in incidents involving pedestrians and motor vehicles. Recently, Tony Harrison, a 42-year-old man from D’Iberville, was walking on the side of the Lamey Bridge Road at around 1:00 a.m. Harrison was struck by a vehicle. The driver of the offending car […]
Personal Injury Claims
Mississippi Accident Attorney Discusses Common Causes of Traumatic Brain Injuries
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Every 21 seconds, someone across America will suffer a traumatic brain injury. Over 15 million people each year suffer this serious and sometimes fatal type of injury, Moreover, nearly 5.3 million live with permanent disabilities resulting from traumatic brain injury, or TBI. A TBI can be one of two types. The most common TBI results […]
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, […]