Latest Mississippi Headlines
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Supreme Court Denies Appeal by Disbarred Mississippi Attorney Scruggs
Oct 8 2013 // The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from disbarred Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. The high court on Monday decided not to hear from the architect of the multi-billion dollar tobacco...
Storm System Karen Dissipates Off Gulf Coast
Oct 7 2013 // After days of slowing moving toward the Gulf Coast, the storm system Karen dissipated over the weekend. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says that as of Sunday morning, only remnants of Karen remained, and were...
Mississippi Judge Faces Fine Over Asbestos Case
Oct 7 2013 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a public reprimand and fine for a judge who was accused of failing to disclose a potential conflict in a Smith County asbestos case that resulted in a $322 million verdict. In May...
Gulf Coast Braces for Flooding from Tropical Storm Karen
Oct 3 2013 // Tropical Storm Karen may bring more than 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain, isolated tornadoes and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast, where it is expected to go ashore over the weekend, forecasters said. Karen, with top...
Law Enforcers Look to Strengthen Mississippi ATV Law
Oct 3 2013 // The law on all-terrain vehicle use in Mississippi has gotten a little tighter over the past three years. Helmets are now required, as are certification courses for underage operators. But many law enforcement officials say...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Sues to Halt Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
Sep 29 2013 // The Mississippi Department of Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to try to block rates from increasing Oct. 1 in the National Flood Insurance Program. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said...
Mississippi Insurance Agency Owner Charged with Fraud
Sep 23 2013 // A Philadelphia, Miss., man has been charged with multiple counts of insurance fraud. Attorney General Jim Hood said in a news release that 46-year-old Phillip Willis was indicted in Neshoba County on three counts of false...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Wants to Sue to Stop Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
Sep 20 2013 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney is prepared to sue the federal government to stop the flood insurance rate hikes triggered by a recent reform law, but it remains to be seen if he can move forward because the...
Mississippi City Employee Sentenced for Fraudulent Deer Accident Claim
Sep 20 2013 // A former code enforcement officer in Natchez has been sentenced to two years’ probation for insurance fraud. The Natchez Democrat reported that 58-year-old Willie B. Jones was sentenced this past week by Circuit...
Greyhound Seeks Dismissal of Mississippi Accident Suit
Sep 20 2013 // A federal judge has scheduled a hearing next week on Greyhound Bus Lines Inc.’s motion to throw out a lawsuit related to a 2008 accident in south Mississippi. Megan Clancy sued Greyhound in Jackson County Circuit...
Mississippi Man Charged with Property Insurance Fraud
Sep 18 2013 // A Washington County, Mississippi man has been charged with three counts of insurance fraud involving property claims. Attorney General Jim Hood said in a news release that 31-year-old Oliver Johnson of Greenville was being...
Mississippi Having Trouble Spending Katrina Recovery Funds
Sep 13 2013 // Eight years after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast, Mississippi still hasn’t spent almost $1 billion in federal money dedicated to recovery from the storm. The remaining $872 million is part of $5.5 billion...
Mississippi Shipbuilder, Insurer Settle on $180M for Katrina Damages
Sep 12 2013 // Huntington Ingalls Industries and its insurer have reached cash settlement for $180 million for the shipbuilder’s losses from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 at facilities in Pascagoula and Avondale, La. The Mississippi...
Mississippi County Employee Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Sep 11 2013 // A Jasper County, Miss., man has been indicted on charges of workers’ compensation fraud. Attorney General Jim Hood said 55-year-old David Myrick Cox, of Louin, surrendered to investigators with his office’s...
Mississippi to Create Small Business Health Insurance Exchange
Sep 9 2013 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney plans to move ahead with a health insurance exchange for small businesses after federal officials approved regulations to allow the move. The Department of Health and Human...
Mississippi City Nixes Storm Shelter Plans
Sep 6 2013 // The Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen has dropped plans to pursue a $3.4 million grant to build a city storm shelter which would have doubled as a gymnasium. Citing budget concerns, aldermen voted 5-1 this week to abandon...
Mississippi Remembers Katrina Tragedy, Recovery
Aug 30 2013 // Residents of coastal Mississippi are holding events in remembrance of Hurricane Katrina, the massive storm that struck on Aug. 29, 2005. The observances began Thursday on the Biloxi Town Green on U.S. Highway 90 followed...
Mississippi Auto Body Shops Ask Court to Halt State Farm’s Parts-Finder System
Aug 30 2013 // More than two dozen body shops are asking a Mississippi court to block an insurance company’s program that would change the way they find auto parts. The Mississippi Collision Repair Association and the body shops...
Mississippi Medical Students Get Free ID Theft Insurance
Aug 26 2013 // The University of Mississippi Medical Center said it will give students free insurance against identity theft after an accidental privacy breach. Last week, UMMC mistakenly sent about 190 people an email that had a...
Mississippi Officials Seek Ways to Stem Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
Aug 23 2013 // Calling pending flood insurance increases “drastic and draconian,” U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo of Gulfport met Wednesday with state and local leaders to discuss ways to stem the tide of rising insurance rates that...
