22
Nov
10 Most Common Workers Compensation Claims
Workplace safety has always been and will always remain a major concern for employers, as well as for the workers who place their trust in safety rules and procedures. Yet, accidents do happen. Here's a list of the 10 most common accidents in the workplace, so you will...
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22
Nov
Negligent Security Claims in Mississippi: Attacked at the Apartment
We have had clients come to our office and tell us about how they were attacked, mugged, or assaulted at an apartment complex. Usually these attacks happen late at night in poorly lit areas with no security presence. While the attackers are subject to criminal prosecution, what m...
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22
Nov
5 Ways to Protect Your Personal Injury Claim from Social Media Harm
Whenever you are involved in an accident and you have filed a personal injury claim, there are a few ways to ensure the process goes as smoothly as possible without interruptions or receiving a denial letter. With the advent of social media, negative consequences for public posts...
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22
Nov
How Your Profession Can Affect the Value of Your Personal Injury Case
There are many types of damages for which a plaintiff in a personal injury case can receive compensation. While all of them will primarily concern the facts of the case, the plaintiff's profession can also have a direct bearing on certain kinds of awards for damages. Below...
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22
Nov
How to Properly Handle a Personal Injury Claim
A personal injury accident can happen to anyone. Incidents of this type may be caused by another person's negligence or carelessness, such as a reckless driver or someone driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Similarly, a person’s employer may be at fault i...
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22
Nov
Slip and Falls in Mississippi: You Must Be Slipping, Man.
Here's the scene, you’re filling up your cup with a fizzy combination of sugar, syrup, and carbonated water, you turn around, and before you realize it, you’re on the ground covered in soda. That’s not just your pride that is hurt—you’ve slippe...
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22
Nov
Dog-Bites in Mississippi: One Bite, Everybody Knows the Rules
Picture this: your child goes over to pet your neighbors' new dog they rescued from the pound. About thirty seconds later, you hear a scream and find your kid crying and bleeding with apparent bite marks. Or imagine you’re out for a jog (or in my case, a nice casual s...
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22
Nov
Don’t Think You’re Slick on an Icy Road: Determining Liability in Black Ice Accidents
Here in Mississippi, the roads and highways seemingly shut down anytime the temperature creeps below freezing. People that live below the Mason-Dixon line rag on us Southerners for our seemingly inability to navigate our vehicles in frigid temperatures. Most non-Southerners belie...
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22
Nov
5 Key Indicators Of A Distracted Driver
When you are behind the wheel, it's important to be acutely alert to everything going on around you. Pedestrians and other drivers can do the wrong thing and lead to an accident. One of the worst problems on the road is distracted driving. Even if you are always 100 percent...
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Nov
What Constitutes “Adequate Security” In Mississippi?
The concept of adequate and inadequate security falls under the legal topic of premises liability. The law requires business owners to provide “adequate security” to protect patrons from criminal activity on its property.Mississippi RequirementsThe definition of&...
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