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MS Litigation Review & Commentary
I’m Not Buying the Dan Jones – Butler Snow Conspiracy Theory
Former Governor Ronnie Musgrove published this story on Huffington Post yesterday accusing the IHL Board of firing University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones because he doesn't like the Butler Snow…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
$1 Million Jury Verdict in Hinds County Premises Liability Case
On Thursday a Hinds County jury rendered a $1 million verdict in Clark v. Arlington Properties, Inc. The case involved a car-jacking of a woman on May 23, 2013 at…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
New Book on Ethical Issues in International Estate Planning
Bloomberg BNA recently released a Tax Management Portfolio entitled, Ethical Issues in International Estate Planning, and written by Michael A. Heimos (Michael A. Heimos, P.C., Denver, Colorado) and Christopher M.…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
January Miss. Jury Verdict Reporter Preview
Here is a preview of the verdicts detailed in the January issue of the Mississippi Jury Verdict Reporter: $600,000 verdict- Jackson federal court First Amendment / retaliation case discussed here and…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
$107,100 Jury Verdict in Jackson Federal Court Retaliation Case
On Friday a federal court jury in Jackson rendered a total verdict of $107,100 in Robinson v. JSU and Fuller. The plaintiff Fredrick Robinson was the Director of Sports Medicine…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Federal Court Overturns $600,000 Verdict Against City of Jackson
As reported in the Clarion-Ledger, District Judge Louis Guirola granted the City of Jackson's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict in a lawsuit that resulted in a $600,000 verdict against…
Human Rights at Home Blog
A New Human Rights City: Good News from Jackson, Mississippi
What's the good news?: On December 16, 2014, the Jackson, Mississippi City Council unanimously passed a resolution to create a Human Rights Charter and Commission that will support Jackson becoming the…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Defense Verdict in Jackson Federal Court Nursing Home Trial
On October 23 a federal court jury in Jackson rendered a defense verdict in Haymore v. Chadwick Nursing & Rehab. Center. Here is the Court's memorandum opinion denying SJ, which outlines…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
$600,000 Verdict Against City of Jackson in Retaliation Case
A federal court jury in Jackson rendered a $600,000 verdict on October 2, 2014 in Hewitt v. City of Jackson. Here is the Clarion-Ledger article on the verdict. Here is…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
Lawyers Shouldn’t File Stuff Like This
The Clarion-Ledger broke the story today about the ridiculous lawsuit that Jackson attorney Herbert Lee filed against Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill and selected justices of the Mississippi Supreme…