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MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Info. on the $750,000 Verdict in Hinds County Nursing Home Case
On Saturday a Hinds County jury returned a $750,000 verdict in a nursing home case involving Manhattan Nursing and Rehab. Center in Jackson. All the damages were non-economic damages. The case…
Personal Injury
Info. on the $750,000 Verdict in Hinds County Nursing Home Case
On Saturday a Hinds County jury returned a $750,000 verdict in a nursing home case involving Manhattan Nursing and Rehab. Center in Jackson. All the damages were non-economic damages. The case…
Personal Injury
$500,000 Bench Trial Verdict Against City of Jackson in Case Where Police Officers Were Having Sexual Relations with Minor who was Murdered
On April 27, 2011 Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd issued a $500,000 bench trial verdict against the City of Jackson in Sandifer v. City of Jackson. Here is the…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Miss. Ct. of Appeals Affirms Default Judgement for Incorrect Interrogatory Response
On Tuesday the Mississippi Court of Appeals issued a controversial decision in City of Jackson v. Rhaly. Here is the Court's opinion. Facts: The case was a lawsuit against the…
Administrative and Regulatory
Miss. Ct. of Appeals Affirms Default Judgement for Incorrect Interrogatory Response
On Tuesday the Mississippi Court of Appeals issued a controversial decision in City of Jackson v. Rhaly. Here is the Court's opinion. Facts: The case was a lawsuit against the…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Celebration Followed by Sadness for Mississippi’s Federal Judiciary
Friday Mississippi's federal judiciary celebrated the appointment of District Judge Carlton Reeves with his investiture at Jackson State University. The vast majority of the Mississippi federal judiciary attended the event, which was…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Federal Court Verdict in Medicare Fraud Case Brings Attention to Huge Problem
The Clarion-Ledger reported on Friday's guilty verdict in federal court in Jackson of 54–year old Cassandra Faye Thomas. The Jackson doctor was accused of orchestrating a fraudulent scheme to defraud Medicare and…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Jackson Lawyer Announces New Practice Specialty
There was a buzz of excitement Thursday afternoon in the Law Offices of Bill M. Lott in Jackson. The former general practitioner is transforming his practice into a boutique firm…
Business and Commercial
Jackson Lawyer Announces New Practice Specialty
There was a buzz of excitement Thursday afternoon in the Law Offices of Bill M. Lott in Jackson. The former general practitioner is transforming his practice into a boutique firm…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Judge Wingate Awards 21% of Requested Attorney’s Fees and Expenses in Jackson Firefighters Sexual Harrassment Case
One of the first posts on this blog was this post in February 2009 about the issue of attorney's fees and expenses in the City of Jackson Firefighters sexual harassment case…