Gov. Haley Barbour has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of a state law that limits non-economic damages in civil cases. Barbour contends in court documents filed this week that Mississippi’s tort reform measures, passed in 2004, …
A Mississippi company that pleaded guilty to conspiracy related to the largest U.S. workplace raid on illegal immigrants is now facing a lawsuit accusing it of discriminating against non-immigrants who applied for jobs. A discrimination lawsuit filed in U.S. District …
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said that the Gulf Coast oil spill occurred because the companies involved deviated from industry standards, not because of the inherent risk of drilling offshore. “I think the biggest lesson learned from the Gulf oil spill …
The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill requiring motorists to show proof they have purchased liability insurance before receiving a car tag. The measure was sponsored by Sen. Billy Hewes, a Republican from Gulfport, who said his constituents have complained …
A company that administers an insurance program for county workers injured on the job is discouraging the use of Taser shock weapons in training police officers. The Mississippi Public Entity Workers’ Compensation Services Inc. says it has received several claims …
The Mississippi House has approved a plan that would allow employers to buy group health insurance policies anywhere in the country, not just from Mississippi insurers. The House, by an 83-33 margin, passed a bill to enact a health insurance …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in Mississippi that challenges part of the Obama administration’s health care law, but he is giving the plaintiffs 30 days to make changes to their complaint. U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett ruled that …
U.S. courts must compel the administrator of BP’s $20 billion oil spill fund to meet his legal obligations and stop short-changing victims of the Gulf of Mexico disaster, Mississippi said on Tuesday. Until now, ‘sweeping deficiencies and violations of law” …
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has officially announced his intention to seek a second term. Chaney was first elected to office in November 2007 when he beat Democrat Gary Anderson by taking 57 percent of the vote. Chaney succeeded long-time …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is asking for the federal judge in charge of the litigation surrounding the BP oil spill to take over the Gulf Coast Claims Facility process. Hood filed a “Statement of Interest on Behalf of the …
