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Podiatry Malpractice Blog
Podiatrist arrested for insurance fraud (MS)
Larry Cruel, D.P.M., a Mississippi podiatrist, has been arrested following an insurance fraud investigation, announced Attorney General. Larry Cruel, D.P.M. (age 44), is a podiatrist at Advanced Foot Care in Jackson, MS. He was recently arrested …
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Live LexBlog blogs for the week of 2/23-2/27
A few weeks ago we set a new record for launches in a week with nine. Well, this week we managed to vault over the top of that with an…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Federal judge to decide amount of attorney’s fee for lawyers he sanctioned
As reported in the Clarion-Ledger on January 29, 2009, the City of Jackson settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a female firefighter and three former firefighters. The case was…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
US DOJ Sues to Protect Mississippi’s Only Abortion Provider
The Clarion-Ledger: Abortion Foe Admits Breaking Rule to Remain 25 Feet from Local Clinic, by Rebecca Helmes: Longtime anti-abortion protester Roy McMillan admitted in court Fridaythat he had twice broken…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Rychlak Appointed to Civil Rights Committee
Congratulations to Ronald Rychlak (Mississippi), who has been appointed by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to a two-year term on the Mississippi State Civil Rights Advisory Committee.rb
Shigella Blog
More Local Cases of Shigella
May 13, 2005 Two more cases of Shigella are reported in Jackson as officials continue to struggle to contain the bacteria 4 months after the 1st outbreak. With the new…
California Employment Law Update
Disparate Impact Theory Of Liability Available To Age Discrimination Plaintiffs
By Tony Oncidi
Smith v. City of Jackson, 544 U.S. 228, 125 S. Ct. 1536 (2005) A group of police officers older than 40 challenged the decision of the City of Jackson, Mississippi…