If you have driven the roads of Mississippi, you have seen 18 wheelers, big rigs, or long haul truckers hauling cargo across our state. Most of these drivers are responsible and are actually better drivers than your average passenger car driver. But too often I have had to meet with the family of a person […]
One of the most significant mistakes you can make after any kind of accident is to fail to seek medical treatment from a physician. While many people would say it is obvious to attain medical attention after a catastrophic accident involving severe injury or dismemberment, they are equivocal when it comes to a fender-bender or […]
Our children are our most precious resource. We entrust their safety to daycare providers here in Mississippi and believe that the provider acts in the child’s best interests. But what happens when a daycare provider is negligent or reckless, injuring your child? Who will pay for medical bills and costs of long-term treatment? How would […]
People always think that their injuries are the worst I have ever seen. Luckily, many people who are initially in tremendous pain and are seriously inconvenienced by their injuries go on to heal and live completely healthy lives. Those are not “catastrophic injuries” a term reserved for the most extreme, debilitating, and expensive types of […]
Automobile accidents happen every day here in Mississippi, and I work with clients whose families have suffered a wide range of injuries, from no injuries at all to death. Whether you have been involved in a minor fender-bender or a catastrophic or fatal accident, there are a few simple steps that everyone should take to […]
Workplace injuries and illnesses are universal, regardless of whether you work on a fishing boat, an oil rig, or in a cubicle. As a result, most people are aware that all Mississippi employers must carry worker’s compensation insurance. What many people do not know is that large employers must also report their employees’ work-related illnesses […]
Americans have been abuzz with a whistleblower case concerning college admissions. Wealthy parents have been paying a fake nonprofit corporation to either have paid test-takers boost their children’s college admission test scores or to have college coaches claim that their children were top athletes deserving of special admissions considerations. The universities involved are some of […]
I have written about it in other blog posts, but I love the history of the False Claims Act. Here is a law in use today that was signed into being by Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln created the False Claims Act to prevent individuals and companies from overcharging or profiteering off of the U.S. government during […]
As everyone in the Gulf region is aware, there have been many settlements of BP Oil Spill cases. Do not let anyone tell you that you have missed your chance to receive your fair share of compensation for oil spill damage or cleanup work. There is still no end in sight to litigation and compensation […]
The United States Supreme Court just heard arguments on a recent case, Cochise Consultancy Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Hunt that will likely end up clarifying the False Claims Act’s two statutes of limitations. As anyone who follows the False Claims Act knows, working fast is your number one priority—you must be the “first […]
