Latest Mississippi Headlines
All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
The Mississippi Supreme Court’s Anti-Concurrent Clause Decision
Nov 15 2009 // How Far Will It Go? On Oct. 8, 2009, the Mississippi Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Corban v. USAA, in which it addressed the enforceability and application of “Anti- Concurrent Cause” clauses (ACCs)...
Hurricane Ida Kills 124 in El Salvador; Heading for Gulf Oil Fields and U.S.
Nov 9 2009 // Hurricane Ida headed toward oil and gas facilities in the central Gulf of Mexico on Monday on a path to the U.S. Gulf Coast after killing 124 people in El Salvador following floods and mudslides. U.S. oil companies were...
Actor Freeman Settles Mississippi Auto Accident Suit
Nov 9 2009 // Actor Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records. Terms of the settlement were not released. Demaris Meyer filed a federal...
With Katrina Insurance Finally Settled, Mississippi College Starts Rebuilding
Oct 30 2009 // Pearl River Community College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is moving forward on rebuilding facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina after four years of “moving in quicksand.” Officials settled with Zurich...
Gulfport, Mississippi to Start Environmental Claims Court
Oct 29 2009 // Gulfport will start an environmental court next week to deal with derelict properties, tree ordinance violations, vandalism, building- and fire-code violations and other issues. Mayor George Schloegel plans to ask the city...
Mississippi School District Sued Again Over Alleged Paddling of Student
Oct 28 2009 // A school district in Mississippi’s Leflore County has been hit with a lawsuit from a student alleging injuries from a paddling. An 11-year-old is seeking $500,000 from the Greenwood Public School District in a suit...
Mississippi Witnessing Rise in Women Charged with Drunk Driving
Oct 19 2009 // After having drinks with friends one night, Kristina Tanner left in her car to buy someone a pack of cigarettes. On the way back, she was arrested for DUI — her second drunken-driving arrest within a...
Letting the Courts Decide
Oct 19 2009 // While insurers generally see the use of credit scores as both fair and valid, not all independent agents concur. Two lawsuits of interest to the insurance industry have generated media attention in recent weeks. Only one...
Letting the Courts Decide
Oct 19 2009 // While insurers generally see the use of credit scores as both fair and valid, not all independent agents concur. Two lawsuits of interest to the insurance industry have generated media attention in recent weeks. Neither...
Mississippi Court Rules Home Policy Covers Hurricane Wind Damage
Oct 19 2009 // In a 9-0 decision, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that so-called “all-risk home insurance policies may cover wind damage from hurricanes, even in situations where the loss is later exacerbated by water from...
Mississippi Rep. Taylor Urges Obama to Reform Flood Insurance Program
Oct 16 2009 // Using President Obama’s visit to New Orleans this week as his backdrop, Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., again urged the Administration to reform the National Flood Insurance Program, including adding wind coverage to the...
Mississippi Court Rules Home Insurance Policy Covers Hurricane Wind Damage
Oct 9 2009 // In a 9-0 decision, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that so-called “all-risk” home insurance policies may cover wind damage from hurricanes, even in situations where the loss is later exacerbated by...
Economic Outlook for Coastal Mississippi, Alabama Brightens
Oct 8 2009 // The economic outlook should brighten in 2010-2011 for the Mississippi and Alabama coasts, but that’s not the case for the New Orleans area, an economist said this week at a regional economic forum. Lack of business...
Mississippi Ruling on State Farm Rate Hike Expected Next Month
Oct 7 2009 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says he will decide soon whether State Farm can boost homeowners’ rates in three coastal counties. Chaney told the editorial board of The Clarion-Ledger newspaper that...
Mississippi City Gets Tough Over Fire Code Violation
Oct 6 2009 // A Gulfport, Mississippi business has been hit with what may be the largest fine in the city’s history. Kevin Lock says he’s struggling to get by after a city judge ordered him to pay $125,000 for failing to...
Mississippi Coaches Work to Lower Injury Rate in School Sports
Sep 29 2009 // Willie Collins hasn’t forgotten his days as a football player in the 1970s, well before many of the advances in modern sports medicine. Frequent backaches and his recent hip replacement surgery provide all the...
Army Engineers Recommend $1.2 Billion Coastal Plan for Mississippi
Sep 22 2009 // An Army Corps of Engineers’ report is recommending a $1.2 billion coastal restoration plan for Mississippi. William Walker, director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, called this a “significant...
Mississippi’s Chaney on State Farm 45% Hike: No Way
Sep 21 2009 // Mississippi’s insurance regulator has given State Farm extra time to try to justify its request to raise coastal homeowners insurance rates an average 45 percent even though he has already indicated he won’t...
Mississippi’s Chaney Not Backing Down in Fight Against State Farm 45% Hike
Sep 10 2009 // Mississippi’s insurance regulator has given State Farm another 30 days to try to justify its request to raise coastal homeowners insurance rates an average 45 percent even though he has already indicated he...
Declarations
Sep 7 2009 // Coastal Caution “This is not a simple issue. It’s an issue that you’ve got to address with great caution.” —Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney telling an Alabama House of...
