All the headlines from our Mississippi Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 15 2014 // A federal judge has denied a request from Kmart Corp. to file a corrected report on testimony of its engineering expert in a lawsuit over flood damage to one of its stores in Corinth.U.S. District Judge Glen Davidson ruled...
Jan 14 2014 // In a case involving the Mississippi attorney general suing liquid-crystal display (LCD) makers on behalf of citizens of his state, the U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled states’ claims against corporate...
Jan 10 2014 // Mississippi lawmakers say they want to reduce the number of former inmates who return to prison after serving time. However, one state representative said ex-felons could have trouble finding jobs because of workers’...
Jan 6 2014 // Union Carbide Corp. has until Jan. 27 to file a motion asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to review an unfavorable ruling in an asbestos case.The Supreme Court on Dec. 12 overruled a Smith County judge who threw out a...
Jan 3 2014 // What the city of Columbus, Miss., pays for liability insurance will increase 15 percent in 2014.WCBI-TV in Columbus reported that insurance consultant Eddie Mauck told officials this week that three or four major police...
Jan 2 2014 // Union Carbide Corporation has until Jan. 27 to file a motion asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to review an unfavorable ruling in an asbestos case.The Supreme Court on Dec. 12 overruled a Smith County judge who threw...
Dec 27 2013 // A year after a strong tornado hit Mississippi’s rural Pearl River County, residents are recovering unevenly.Sue Hubbard’s family has a new metal roof on their new house, thanks in part to insurance payments....
Dec 18 2013 // A woman has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a central Mississippi mental health facility failed to protect her 11-year-old son from being sexually abused by a nurse while he was a patient.The lawsuit says Brentwood...
Dec 16 2013 // Three Biloxi residents have been arrested and charged with insurance fraud, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said.Hood’s news release said 47-year-old Rosemary Henderson, 38-year-old Lavon Donnell Cherry and...
Dec 11 2013 // Court records say Greyhound Bus Lines Inc. and a woman who sued the company over a 2008 accident in south Mississippi have reached a settlement in the case.Megan Clancy sued Greyhound in Jackson County Circuit Court in...
Dec 10 2013 // George County, Miss., will officially open two new storm shelters Tuesday in Agricola and Benndale.The county began the construction of the shelters two years ago. The $3.2 million project was paid for with a Federal...
Dec 3 2013 // Greyhound Bus Lines Inc. and a woman who sued the company over a 2008 accident in south Mississippi have until Friday to advise the judge of any settlement they reach in the case.Megan Clancy sued Greyhound in Jackson...
Dec 2 2013 // Louisiana’s Department of Insurance has joined a lawsuit filed by Mississippi against the federal government to try to block rates from increasing Oct. 1 in the National Flood Insurance Program.Commissioner Jim...
Dec 2 2013 // The federal government is urging a federal court to dismiss a Mississippi lawsuit seeking to halt flood insurance rate hikes until an affordability study is completed.In arguing for the suit dismissal, the Federal...
Nov 26 2013 // The University of Alabama opened a new football-training center last February. Any professional team would be happy to have it. The amenities include a $9 million weight room, a hydrotherapy pool with a Club Med–style...
Nov 26 2013 // The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a former Ripley alderman who lost both hands after being electrocuted.WTVA-TV in Tupelo reported that Lonnie Smith was working for the Tippah Electric Power...
Nov 22 2013 // For this holiday season, DeSoto County school officials are waiving a requirement that Santa Claus have liability and workers’ compensation insurance coverage before he can pay a visit to area campuses.District...
Nov 20 2013 // The federal government is urging a federal court to dismiss a Mississippi lawsuit seeking to halt flood insurance rate hikes until an affordability study is completed.In arguing for the suit dismissal, the Federal...
Nov 19 2013 // Four businesses on a busy Hattiesburg Street are suing Hattiesburg city government, claiming a street improvement project has cost them customers.The project on Hardy Street began Oct. 30, 2012, according to The...
Nov 18 2013 // In support of a Mississippi lawsuit that alleges the new FEMA flood insurance rates are arbitrary and unlawful, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has filed an amicus brief in federal court arguing that FEMA...