Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mississippi Couple’s Katrina Suit against USAA Goes to Trial
Jun 16 2008 // Jackson County, Mississippi’s first Hurricane Katrina insurance lawsuit headed to the courtroom Monday. Admiral James W. Lisanby and his wife, Gladys Kemp Lisanby, are suing their insurance company, USAA, over damage...
Former Mississippi Risk Consultant to Repay $380K
Jun 16 2008 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that a former Hinds County risk management consultant must repay the county $380,000. Hinds County sued Shappley Harris for making changes in invoices from the Mississippi...
Federal Judge: Mississippi AG Hood Conspired with Scruggs
Jun 16 2008 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood wrongly conspired with prominent trial attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs to skirt a court order in a case involving Hurricane Katrina insurance claims, a federal judge...
Feds Propose $193K in Fines for Mississippi Manufacturer
Jun 13 2008 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing fines of $193,000 for 54 violations of federal safety laws at two Howard Industries locations in Laurel, Mississippi. OSHA officials cited the electrical power...
4 Men Face Katrina Fraud Charges in Mississippi
Jun 13 2008 // Mississippi officials arrested four more people in Hurricane Katrina fraud cases. Auditor Stacey Pickering says James Hodge of Wiggins, 45, of Mississippi, is facing a felony charge of home repair fraud. Pickering says...
Mississippi Fire Marshal Warns of Potential Explosive Fire Hazard
Jun 12 2008 // People planning summer cookouts need to be aware of a dangerous and potentially explosive threat to public safety, State Fire Marshal and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney warned today. According to information from the...
Midwest Flooding Forces Evacuations, Bridge Closings, Business Shutdowns
Jun 12 2008 // Flooding rivers across Iowa forced residents to evacuate, closed businesses, wrecked stores and shut down highways and barge traffic, authorities said Thursday. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said storm and water damage to...
State Farm to Drop Coastal Policies, Raise Rates in Mississippi
Jun 12 2008 // The State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. filed intentions with the Mississippi Insurance Department to non-renew all Mississippi homeowners policies for customers living within 1,000 feet of the Gulf of Mexico. State Farm...
Mississippi Company Cited for Safety Violations, Faces Federal Fines
Jun 10 2008 // R.K. Wallace Construction Inc., of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, would pay a $72,000 fine under a proposal by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. OSHA cited the company, doing business as Wallace Steel Erectors,...
Federal Judge: Mississippi Attorney General Conspired with Trial Lawyer
Jun 9 2008 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood wrongly conspired with prominent trial attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs to skirt a court order in a case involving Hurricane Katrina insurance claims, a federal judge...
Sentencing for Mississippi Attorneys Moved to June 27
Jun 6 2008 // Sentencing is moved up for Mississippi trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and one other lawyer in a judicial bribery case. U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. on June 3 granted Scruggs’ request to...
Mississippi Attorney General Web Site to Track Fraudulent Contractors
Jun 6 2008 // Mississippi has a new tool to help residents avoid contractors who may take their money and run, especially families still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina. Attorney General Jim Hood said his office’s Web site,...
The Republic Group Brings Auto Insurance Rating Product to Mississippi
Jun 6 2008 // Dallas, Texas-based The Republic Group introduced its multi-variant auto product, Republic RoadMasterSM, in Mississippi. The program matches drivers’ individual risk profiles to the appropriate rating...
2 Mississippi Municipalities Could Lose Fire Rebates
Jun 3 2008 // Mississippi authorities say two municipalities in Bolivar County are in danger of losing their fire insurance rebate funds from the state. County Fire Coordinator Joe Phillips says Mound Bayou and Winstonville have not...
Appeals Court to Hear Mississippi Nursing Home Case
Jun 3 2008 // A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments in a lawsuit brought by a Brandon, Mississippi nursing home that contends its insurer has no legal grounds to back out of defending it in a wrongful death case. The...
After 3-Year Lull, Mississippi, Alabama Gird for New Hurricane Season
Jun 2 2008 // After Hurricane Katrina struck the upper Gulf Coast in 2005, even grizzled storm veterans became edgy when the opening of hurricane season rolled around. Blue tarps covering Katrina-damaged homes are far fewer now, but as...
Mississippi Wind Pool Rates Down
Jun 2 2008 // Gulf Coast insurance premiums in Mississippi have returned to nearly pre-Katrina levels, according to officials at the state’s wind insurance pool. According to the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association,...
FEMA Emergency Housing Options Include Pre-Fabricated Cottages
May 30 2008 // Disaster victims might one day watch their homes and communities be rebuilt from the cool comfort of a front porch. The porches are a feature of prefabricated cottages designed for Hurricane Katrina’s victims as an...
Miss. Supreme Court to Hear Doctor’s Appeal of Malpractice Ruling
May 28 2008 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a Meridian doctor and clinic, who were sued by a woman who complained that postoperative care after her hip replacement was substandard. A Lauderdale County...
Miss. Approves 2.9% State Farm Auto Insurance Rate Cut
May 28 2008 // In less than 30 days, a number of Mississippi automobile insurance policyholders could see a premium rate reduction of up to an average of 2.9 percent as the result of a rate filing approved by Commissioner of Insurance...
