Mississippi Trucking Accident Attorney Talks About Accidents Involving Power Lines Recently, a section of Hewes Avenue in Gulfport was closed for a few hours after a dump truck hit a power pole. The crash caused intermittent power outages in the area near the accident scene, but service got fully restored to most customers within three […]
Workplace violence is a real threat to worker safety, but it is much more of a threat at certain types of workplaces than it is at others. Corrections workers face a much higher risk of workplace violence in their work within our nation’s prisons as well as out in the community with those who are […]
Many car accident scenes provide investigators with plenty of useful and easy to access information that they can then use to formulate conclusions about how the accident occurred. Sometimes, though, conditions at or near an accident scene can make finding answers difficult for investigators. Unfortunately, in the case of fatal accidents, this means that families […]
Recently, one person died, and at least four others got hurt in a six-vehicle pile-up accident in Mt. Olive. The accident happened at a traffic light. The chain of events that led up to the pile-up started when a trailer truck rear-ended a car which was s at the traffic light. Other cars collided with […]
It’s finally a seller’s market for real estate owners with homes and land in Southern Mississippi. Buyers are selecting plum properties quickly, and many sellers can get close to their asking prices. The average sale price for homes has increased by five percent in the past year. Sellers are not the only ones who are […]
A recent workplace accident involving a fatal fall is a tragic reminder that falls are a leading cause of workplace injuries and deaths. The man who died in the accident was working on a cell phone tower when he fell. Authorities say that the man was between thirty and forty years old and that he […]
Accident scenes can be gruesome, but sometimes, an accident happens that takes gruesomeness to another level. A recent accident involving an overturned tractor trailer resulted in a highway strewn with dead chicken parts. The wreckage ended up on the southbound side of I-55, near mile marker 76. The driver said that he was traveling north […]
Last month, the Senate took an important step in the direction of reforming the badly broken system that provides essential services to our nation’s veterans. The “Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act” contains a variety of provisions aimed at improving the Veterans’ Affairs system, including increased protection for whistleblowers within the Department […]
The family of a young man wants to hold Mississippi Power and the Gulfport Yacht Club responsible for the devastating injuries that the man sustained in a horrific yachting accident that occurred when his sailboat came into contact with live power lines. The young man is lucky to be alive after the accident, and he […]
The wreckage from tractor trailer accidents can make a huge mess on the road, and the massive vehicles often block the roadway for some time before the road can get cleared. Sometimes, the contents of a truck will spill out when the truck gets into a wreck. If the truck is carrying books, clothing, or […]
