A judge has ruled that the maker of tear gas used in a 2006 Jackson police raid must pay $1.1 million to five children of a woman who died after inhaling the fumes. Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd ruled …
Mississippi officials said the state budget is in good shape to survive this spring’s twin natural disasters of tornadoes and river flooding. The state still has tens of millions of dollars set aside from Hurricane Katrina recovery, and top lawmakers …
Imprisoned former attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs asked a federal court last week to throw out his conviction in the judicial corruption case involving former Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter. Scruggs’ legal argument in the motion, filed in U.S. District …
State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says property insurance rates in Mississippi have leveled off for the time being. Chaney told a meeting of the Gulf Coast Business Club that more carriers have entered the insurance market but many of them …
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will challenge allegations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that the company committed safety violations at its plant in Tupelo, MIssissippi. Cooper Tire spokeswoman Michelle Zeisloft said that the company has asked for a …
The bonding company for Alcorn County supervisors is repaying the county more than $95,000 to repay funds the state auditor said were misused by former supervisor Danny Crotts. Board of Supervisors President Gary Ross says the state auditor’s office has …
The corruption case involving Paul Minor and two former Harrison County jurists has changed forever the relationships between Mississippi judges and lawyers, a federal public defender says. “Every judge in Mississippi has looked at what happened to Mr. (Wes) Teel …
Florida, Mississippi and Hawaii have entered into an agreement that will allow them to keep millions of dollars in taxes on surplus lines insurance policies. The agreement was the result of federal legislation — the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act …
A U.S. senator from Mississippi is introducing a bill that tries to resolve wind-versus-water insurance disputes for structures wiped out by hurricanes. Republican Roger Wicker said that his bill would establish a formula to determine how much property loss is …
Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have among the nation’s highest rates of homes without hazard insurance despite being among the most twister-prone, data analyzed by The …
