Cranes are a valuable workplace tool, but they have also proven themselves to be capable of tremendous injury and death. If your worksite involves a crane, there are a number of safety steps that your employer must take to protect employees. These safety considerations apply to both the crane operator and the crew working near […]
If you are injured in a commercial trucking accident, one of the first questions that will have to be answered is who is legally responsible for your injuries? While a trucker may be driving the truck with a major corporation’s logo on the side, he may be a sub-contractor of a trucking company that is […]
As baby boomers age, they have faced the difficult task of placing their parents in an assisted living or nursing home. We trust these companies to care for our loved ones when we cannot. As a result, having a loved one injured or killed as a result of their nursing home failure is an extreme […]
Clients often call us about “slip and fall” accidents, where they lose their balance and injure themselves as a result. Unfortunately, there is often no basis for a legal claim against the landowner where the client fell, as the client simply lost their balance. The reported injuries are often fairly minor. But sometimes a landowner […]
We have a long history of representing the people of Mississippi who have been injured in car accidents. The most common injury they experience is whiplash, an injury often caused by the neck extending violently, often as the result of a rear-end collision. There is no one tell-tale whiplash symptom, but our clients routinely complain […]
We represent parties injured in trucking accidents. Commercial trucking is a highly regulated industry, but, like in any industry, accidents are more likely when companies cut corners. Because there are so many truckers logging so many miles, accidents caused by those regulatory shortcuts become a statistical certainty. If you or a loved one has been […]
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill was a devastating event for the Gulf Coast economy, culture, and environment. While BP has come to a settlement with many plaintiffs and the government regarding their negligence, you may still have a claim based on injuries incurred during subsequent the cleanup of the spill. However blameworthy […]
A December 5, 2017, award by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) totaling $4.1 million dollars to a single whistleblower highlights the importance of whistleblowers to uncovering corporate corruption and the significant awards awaiting those willing to bring those behaviors to light. The SEC’s whistleblower program pays large awards to those who provide timely information […]
A recent annual report by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of the Whistleblower highlighted the tremendous awards awaiting those who pursue IRS whistleblower claims. On January 5, 2018, the IRS released its Annual Report to Congress, making clear the tremendous settlements available to whistleblowers if they come forward. However, it also highlighted […]
A recent Washington Post story about a Department of Justice False Claims Act prosecutor should send chills down the spine of any citizen and should be a black eye for the federal government. Former DOJ attorney Jeffrey Wertkin was arrested for trying to tip off companies that were being secretly investigated based on whistleblower tips. […]
