If you have been involved in a Mississippi automobile accident, you might be wondering whether you could try to resolve your claim on your own or whether you should retain an attorney represent you. Most accidents involve substantial damage to one or more vehicles, property damage, and injuries to the people inside of the vehicles. […]
A pedestrian accident in Colorado serves as a reminder that children who walk to school risk of being involved in pedestrian accidents. A boy who was crossing the street in a crosswalk was hit by a car near the Aurora Hills Middle School. The accident occurred when two eleven-year-old boys were crossing a street. When […]
One firefighter died, and two others were injured after a fire truck got into an accident on the way to a call. The truck was on the way to put out a fire when it rolled over. Rollover accidents like this one are the type of fire truck accident that is the most likely to […]
A pedestrian recently got hit by an eighteen-wheeler. The man suffered two broken legs, among other injuries. The accident occurred on the I-55 North in Canton. It is not very often that accidents happen involving pedestrians and tractor trailers. This accident shows the importance of understanding the difference between trucking accidents and regular motor vehicle […]
Although there is a seven thousand dollar per injury penalty for failure to report workplace injuries promptly, a recent report by the United State Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that only about half of the severe injuries that occur in American workplaces are reported within the required period. This figure, on its own, […]
A lottery and gaming company must pay half a million dollars in penalties after terminating an employee who reported to senior management and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that he felt that the company’s financial statements might be distorted. The employee had had several years’ worth of positive performance reviews. An investigation […]
Parents throughout Mississippi are already busy helping their children get their Halloween costumes ready for parties, trick-or-treating, and other fun things later this month. While Halloween can be a fun holiday for families, there are some frightening statistics about pedestrian accidents on Halloween that are enough to make any parent’s skin crawl. Did you know […]
A legal assistant for the Social Security Administration (SSA) says that he lost his job after he dutifully followed the federal code of ethics which requires government employees like himself to disclose any fraud, corruption, waste, or, abuse to authorities. Another woman, who had held a management position at the SSA, has been removed from […]
An non-operational power plant that was supposed to serve as an example of how to produce clean energy from coal while at the same time turning a profit is failing to fulfill either of those objectives. There were big hopes for the Kemper coal plant, which was a major piece of Obama’s plan to slow […]
The BP oil spill in April of 2010 was an unusual event that piqued the curiosity of the residents of coastal communities. The spill was all over the news, but the beaches remained open, so curious people could get as close as they wanted to to the oily water. Some of the people that went […]
