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City truck on black ice in Meridian just turned this into a government claim

A crash with a Meridian city truck is not a normal insurance claim, and the deadlines and damage rules get ugly fast.

ARTICLE by Andrea Blackmon

Got rear-ended on I-20 in Meridian and now the owner's insurer says no

A rear-end crash in Meridian gets messier fast when the at-fault driver borrowed the car and the owner's insurer tries to duck coverage.

ARTICLE by Keisha Brown

T-boned at a Meridian red light, surgery denied, and the drunk driver still isn't the only one paying

A Meridian business owner hit in a red-light crash can have a workers' comp fight, a drunk-driving injury claim, and possibly a dram shop case against the bar all at once.

ARTICLE by Earl Pittman

What evidence proves fault in a Meridian rear-end crash near road construction?

$5,000 in vehicle damage can turn into a much bigger fight over fault fast; the short answer is that the best proof is scene evidence, electronic data, and medical records that...

I think the adjuster is using my old MRI to erase a Jackson bike crash

A pre-existing condition does not let an insurer dump your whole injury on your medical history after a Jackson crash.

ARTICLE by Rosa Gutierrez

Amazon's "normal" settlement offer looks different when their doctor ignores your MRI

An off-duty firefighter gets hit by an Amazon van, the MRI shows damage, and the insurer still trots out a doctor to say nothing is wrong.

ARTICLE by Rosa Gutierrez

I cashed the Meridian crash funeral check. Did I ruin our wrongful death case?

No. What the police report says about the wreck helps, but it does not decide your wrongful death claim, and cashing a funeral-payment check usually does not waive the family's...

Your job says there's no workers' comp. That doesn't let them off the hook.

A work crash on a frozen bridge can turn into a bigger mess when the employer was supposed to carry workers' comp and didn't.

ARTICLE by Fannie Louise Coleman

Chemical Exposure Claims at Mississippi Poultry Plants

When a worker gets sick after a chemical exposure on the line and symptoms do not show up all at once, the fight usually turns into proving what hit them, when it happened, and who knew it was dangerous.

ARTICLE by Billy Stockton

medical review panel

Defense lawyers and malpractice insurers often invoke this phrase to suggest that a claim must first survive a special medical gatekeeping process before it can move forward....

Eight months later, that illegal U-turn in Tupelo is still wrecking your paycheck

A Tupelo worker and National Guard member got seriously hurt when a driver made an illegal U-turn, and now the employer is dodging responsibility while the insurer tries to pin everything on old wear and tear.

ARTICLE by Keisha Brown

Your partner got hit walking to an Olive Branch warehouse shift - the company still may owe workers' comp

When a warehouse worker in Olive Branch is hit walking to work, the fight is usually over whether it counts as "in the course of employment" and whether the company is trying to scare the family into staying quiet.

ARTICLE by Rosa Gutierrez

power of attorney

People often mix up a power of attorney with an executor, but they do different jobs at different times. A power of attorney lets one living person give another person legal...

Insurance says your Biloxi crash injuries "aren't documented" while everyone still wants a cut

A Biloxi gig driver got rear-ended with a passenger in the car, the medical chart is a mess, and the real fight is over whether there's enough proof for the claim before Medicare, Medicaid, or the hospital starts grabbing money.

ARTICLE by Travis Brewer

Mississippi Passenger Injury Claim Against Relative’s Insurance

If you were the passenger and your friend or family member was driving, the claim usually still goes through the driver's auto insurance first, even if that feels personal and ugly.

ARTICLE by Travis Brewer

Requests for Admissions

Miss the deadline on these, and a bad fact can become "true" for your case without any witness ever taking the stand. You just got a letter that says you must answer "Requests...

I'm new in Jackson and missed that hidden stop sign too - am I screwed?

A crash at a Jackson intersection with a missing or blocked stop sign can turn fast on evidence, especially if a trucking company's electronic data is about to disappear.

ARTICLE by Keisha Brown

generation-skipping trust

The part that throws people off is the word "skipping." It does not mean children are cut out completely. A generation-skipping trust is a trust set up so money or property can...

delayed diagnosis

You may see this phrase in a medical record, an insurance denial, or a lawyer's letter saying a condition "was not identified in a timely manner." It means a health problem was...

assistive device

Miss this term in a claim, and a person can end up paying out of pocket for basic daily function - or going without the tool that keeps them safe at work, at home, or on the...