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MS Litigation Review & Commentary
$345,020 Verdict in Federal Court Retaliation Trial
Saturday's Clarion-Ledger reported on a $345,020 jury verdict last week in a workplace retaliation claim filed by Renee Summers-Akers against Hinds Community College. The case was tried in the Jackson…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
$300,000 Jury Verdict in Federal Court Alienation of Affection Trial
On October 21, 2010 a federal court jury in Jackson rendered a plaintiff's verdict of $300,000 in an alienation of affection case. Here is the Complaint in Ainsworth v. Gildea. The…
Land Use Prof Blog
Parking Problems…
One of the major tenets of Traditional Neighborhood Developments is to replicate the on-street parking you find in many urban areas. This helps slow down traffic which, in turn, provides…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
$64,000 Jury Verdict in Federal Court Jail Beating Case
The Clarion-Ledger reports on a $64,000 verdict rendered on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson Division. The trial lasted four days. The verdict…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Jackson City Leaders Avoid Jail Time Over Wastewater Flap
On Thursday Hinds County Circuit Judge Swan Yerger threatened to incarcerate Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson, City Attorney Pieter Teeuwissen and other city leaders over the City's failure to award a…
Government and Public Policy
Miss. Supreme Court Affirms $500,000 Bench Verdict Against City of Jackson
One week after reversing a $148,000 verdict against the City of Jackson, the Miss. Supreme Court affirmed a $500,000 verdict against the City in a wrongful death case. Here is…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Unanimous Miss. Supreme Court Reverses Verdict Against City of Jackson in Police Pursuit Case–More Similar Reversals to Follow?
On Thursday a unanimous Mississippi Supreme Court reversed a $148,000 bench trial verdict against the City Jackson in a Tort Claims Act case stemming from traffic accident caused by a police officer…
Government and Public Policy
Unanimous Miss. Supreme Court Reverses Verdict Against City of Jackson in Police Pursuit Case–More Similar Reversals to Follow?
On Thursday a unanimous Mississippi Supreme Court reversed a $148,000 bench trial verdict against the City Jackson in a Tort Claims Act case stemming from traffic accident caused by a police officer…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Updated Information on Friday’s Verdict in Durr v. MBS Construction
More information is emerging about the $3 million jury verdict rendered in federal court in Jackson on Friday. On August 26, 2006 the Plaintiff Megan Durr was a Target employee…
Personal Injury
Updated Information on Friday’s Verdict in Durr v. MBS Construction
More information is emerging about the $3 million jury verdict rendered in federal court in Jackson on Friday. On August 26, 2006 the Plaintiff Megan Durr was a Target employee…