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Battery, Assault and other intentional acts

Mississippi has very good civil case law for cases involving injuries caused by battery and other intentional torts. For instance, in most cases where an injury has occurred and negligence is alleged the case will come down to a final determination by the jury of if the Defendant was negligent but also how much the […]

NFL Concussion Litigation News Update

Quick updates: John Giddens was featured on America’s Radio News a few days ago discussing these claims. We have launched a new website dealing with all areas of sports law. Prosportlaw.com If you have a legal need of any sort this site will be a great source of information for you. Claim Updates A Master […]

New Local Rules in Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, and Pearl River Counties

There are new rules in the 15th Circuit Court District, which includes the counties of Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, and Pearl River. In these rules appears the following, which caught our interest. Upon receipt of the complaint the clerk shall file the complaint and assign a case number but not a judge. The party […]

Rose Cancer Center

Updated JACKSON, Miss. — A cancer doctor stood shackled before a federal judge Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing millions of dollars from Medicaid and Medicare by diluting chemotherapy drugs and reusing old needles on multiple patients. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, the 50-year-old founder of Rose Cancer Center in Summit, said little other […]

Hancock County man award over $1.4 million in civil suit

http://www.thestate.com/mld/sunherald/news/politics/9563209.htm BILOXI, Miss. – A Hancock County man has been awarded over $1.4 million in damages for injuries he suffered during unnecessary brain surgery. Surgeon Michael Lowry and radiologist Michael Diaz were accused of causing permanent neurological damage to Charles Connetti. Connetti and his wife, Carmen, sued the doctors at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport and […]