Milton Pilate v. Mississippi Department of Employment Security and Powell Transportation Company – clerk must notify party of deficiency regarding appeal – Pilate was working for Powell Transportation Company when he started suffering from vertigo. He got
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Oral arg. – COA – 7/17/2019
By Jane Tucker
At 10:00 the CoA will hear State of Mississippi Board of Nursing v. Ann Hobson.
Hobson had a history of substance abuse and was a participant in the Board’s Recovery Nurse Program from approximately 2004 until 2009. In 2014 she…
Oral arg. – MSSC – 7/16/2019
By Jane Tucker
At 1:30 the MSSC will hear the case of Douglas Michael Long, Jr. v. David J. Vitkausakas, another bullshit alienation of affection lawsuit. Apparently these still exist because we have a legislature full of idiots. And henceforth we are dealing…
Decisions – MSSC -6/20/2019
By Jane Tucker
No opinions today.
Decisions – COA – 6/18/2019
By Jane Tucker
Irvin A. Payne v. State of Mississippi – possession of ethylone – Payne was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a controlled substance. The items were found after a…
Oral arg. – COA – 6/19/2019
By Jane Tucker
At 1:30 the COA will hear the case of The Saxon Group v. South Mississippi Power Association.
SMEPA is a generation transmission electric power coop that sells electricity wholesale to eleven distribution coops in Mississippi. Saxon was a Georgia construction…
Oral arg. – MSSC – 6/18/2019
By Jane Tucker
At 10:30 the Mississippi Supreme Court will hear the case of Charles Araujo, et al v. Governor Phil Bryant, et al., the case that challenged the law that required school districts to share their tax levies with charter schools. When…
Decisions – MSSC – 6/13/2019
By Jane Tucker
Decisions – COA – 6/11/2019
By Jane Tucker
Oral arg. – COA – 6/12/2019
By Jane Tucker
At 10:00 the COA will hear the case of Annis Willis Ranier v. River Oaks Hospital, LLC.
Ranier worked at River Oaks Hospital for 30 years despite having a severe allergy to latex. In 2011 she was a patient there…