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Mississippi Case Shines Light on Relationships Between Judges, Lawyers

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 …

Judge Permits Mississippi Whistleblower Case Against Insurer

U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. has declined to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit filed against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. State Farm had sought dismissal of the 2006 lawsuit filed by Cori and Kerri Rigsby, who alleged State Farm …