Last month, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration issued a Final Rule which sets forth the procedures by which specific categories of whistleblower retaliation complaints, namely those which are described in Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, will be handled by the Administration. The claims covered by the Final Rule may be brought by various […]
It is rare that a whistleblower prevails against a for-profit educational institution, but Heidi Weber has finally succeeded in doing just that. Her victory originally came in 2013, when she won a $400,000 jury award in her lawsuit against Globe University. Weber had worked as a dean in Globe’s medical assistant program until she was […]
If you were injured in a Mississippi automobile accident, you may have received a settlement offer from the insurance company very soon after your accident. While it may seem like a good thing to see a settlement offer so soon after your car accident, it is important that you carefully assess any settlement offer before […]
Now that warmer weather is here to stay, everyone is eager to get outside. Many people enjoy going out for a walk, whether it is for exercise, recreation, or as a method of transportation. Unfortunately, as pedestrian traffic increases, the risk for automobile-pedestrian collisions also increases. The number of motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians has […]
Recently, sixteen Mississippi students and the bus driver were hurt in a crash which occurred when their bus flipped over. The accident was terrifying for the students who were on the bus, and for their parents, who waited nervously for word that their children were safe. This recent school bus accident calls into question the […]
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico occurred on April 20, 2010. News stories about the obvious damage that was caused by the millions of gallons of oil that had spilled into the Gulf of Mexico made local, national, and international headlines for months, often accompanied by devastating images of dying animals and […]
Feeling tired has become so commonplace that many of us don’t fully know or appreciate the full extent of it, at times. To add to our lack of awareness of how tired we are, many of us drink coffee, tea, and energy drinks throughout the day in order to feel more alert. People are busier […]
Drivers must always be aware of many different things while they are driving along the road so that they do not have an accident. There are many different types of automobile accidents, from accidents involving other passenger vehicles, to accidents involving motorcycles, animals, stationary objects, pedestrians, and people on bicycles. All of these people and […]
When the BP oil spill happened in April of 2010, residents of coastal communities like Gulfport, Mississippi were understandably curious about what was going on. After all, it was all over the news, and for at least a few days, the beaches remained open. Some people actually went in the water, but most people, including […]
An environmental whistleblower has alleged that sulfur trioxide, a poisonous gas, has been leaking continuously from a DuPont chemical plant for the past three years, and that DuPont did not report those leaks as required by law. The whistleblower alleges that DuPont used plastic tubes and duct tape to temporarily fix the leaks instead of […]
