Mississippi Personal Injury Lawyers Fighting For You
BP has begun the process of launching an aggressive public relations campaign to challenge the billions of dollars in oil spill settlements it is required to pay to plaintiffs relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. According to recent news reports, BP has decided to place full-age ads in three major national newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street…
A terrible accident on I-10 near Moss Point, Mississippi culminated in an eight-car crash that shut down westbound lanes for several hours earlier this week. The wreck occurred at exit 613 and involved seven cars and one 18-wheeler colliding with one another at the peak of afternoon rush hour. Emergency responders arrived on the scene to treat victims’ injuries. Police…
A woman from Jackson, MS died over the weekend after the motorcycle she was riding was involved in a terrible accident with a Fred’s 18-wheeler. According to police, the deadly accident shut down I-55 southbound lanes for several hours Friday morning. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol, Steffi Mitchell, 29, was riding her 2005 Suzuki GXS motorcycle when it collided with…
Memorial Day weekend was a deadly time on the highways around the state of Mississippi. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol, there were 129 accidents over the three-day weekend including three fatalities. The numbers represent an increase from the 101 accidents and zero deaths that occurred last Memorial Day. A spokesperson for the department says that over the same period, state…
Surprising news recently made national headlines as a new study found that drunk driving is no longer the leading cause of death among teenage drivers. For years drinking and driving has been the biggest case of death among young teens, but now researchers say that has given way to the scourge of texting while driving. A study conducted by doctors…
Two men from Natchez, MS died late last month in a two-car accident that occurred at the intersection of U.S. 61 South and Douglas Road. Police say the accident left Walter Havard and Timothy Collier dead after a 2008 Ford driven by John White collided with the 2000 Chevy driven by Havard. Mississippi Highway patrol has revealed that the accident…
A recent press release from the Food and Drug Administration left many consumers worried about the safety of their medications. The FDA revealed that over the course of the last few months, an investigation has uncovered possibly life-threatening safety issues at more than 30 compounding pharmacies across the country. The issues were discovered after the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak prompted…
At the end of last month, the state governments in Florida and Mississippi took the important step of suing BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. This officially includes the two states among those seeking damages from the oil company over the massive oil spill. Both Florida and Mississippi announced their decision before the three-year deadline for filing such claims…
Hospitals have done a lot in recent years to curb the thousands of unnecessary deaths and injuries that take place in medical facilities each year. Hand-washing campaigns and fancy germ fighting equipment have been used to try and prevent some of the avoidable medical complications that occur each year. One troubling detail that has recently been brought to light is…
The use of da Vinci robotic surgery systems has exploded in recent years according to one report, with 400,000 procedures being performed with the help of the robot last year. The corresponding growth in adverse events reports filed with the FDA has resulted in increased scrutiny by the agency over how safe the robots really are. Use of the robotic…