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MS Litigation Review & Commentary
$425,000 Verdict in Jackson Federal Court Retaliation Case
A Byram man has won a second lawsuit against the Miss. Department of Health. On Thursday a federal court jury in Jackson awarded $425,000 to Albert Brown in his retaliation…
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$100,000 Verdict in Jackson Federal Court Sexual Harassment Trial
On April 19 a federal court jury in Jackson rendered a $100,000 verdict for the plaintiff in Jackson-Hall v. Moss Point School District. Here is the verdict form. Here is…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Mississippi Bill Could Force State’s Only Abortion Clinic To Close
The Los Angeles Times: Mississippi could close state's sole abortion clinic, by Richard Fausset: The sole abortion clinic in the state of Mississippi could be forced to close under a…
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Defense Verdict in Jackson Federal Court Ford Roll Over Trial
A federal court jury in Jackson returned a defense verdict Friday afternoon in a products liability trial against Ford Motor Co. The case involved the 2005 roll-over accident of a…
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It’s Fat Tuesday in Jackson…So Of Course I’m at Work
Today is Mardi Gras. I know this because my calendar says that tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. Otherwise, I wouldn't know. I miss Mardi Gras. Growing up in Gulfport schools were…
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Slippery Ed Escapes Again
Wednesday's Clarion-Ledger contained this article about the City of Jackson settling a lawsuit with Cedric Willis, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 12 years. Willis was convicted of murder and armed…
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Parkway Properties Exit from Jackson Office Market Expected to “Torment” Other Landlords
An article in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal focused on California investor Judah Hertz, whose company recently bought most of Parkway Properties' buildings in Jackson. The article opens: After a four-year hiatus…
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Is the Crash in Mississippi’s Legal Market to Blame for Parkway Properties Exiting the Jackson Office Space Market?
Jackson office space owner Parkway Properties is pulling out of the Jackson market. In my opinion, Parkway's exit is a reflection on the ongoing recession in Mississippi's legal sector. In this controversial post…
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Nationwide Ins. Co. Wins Federal Court Dec. Action-Bad Faith Trial
On Thursday a Jackson Division federal court jury returned a verdict for Nationwide Insurance Co. in a dispute with an insured. Here is the verdict in Nationwide v. Doolittle. Here…
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Mississippi Court of Appeals Affirms $4,691,000 Jury Verdict Against Baptist Hospital in Wrongful Death Case
On Tuesday the Mississippi Court of Appeals affirmed a $4.6 million Hinds County jury verdict in Miss. Baptist Health Systems v. Kelly. Here is the Court's opinion. This was the…