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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

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

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

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

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

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

A hidden stop sign in Tupelo can wreck two claims at once

What to save immediately after a Tupelo crash at an intersection with a missing or blocked stop sign when your income stops, your caregiving can't, and the evidence starts disappearing fast.

ARTICLE by Cedric Washington

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

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

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...

irrevocable trust

The part that trips people up most is loss of control: once property is transferred into this kind of trust, the person who created it usually cannot take it back or change the...

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

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

hospital-acquired infection

You just got a letter that says a loved one developed a "hospital-acquired infection" during treatment, and now the chart is full of initials nobody uses in normal...

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...

testamentary trust

The part that trips people up most is that it does not exist while the person is alive. A testamentary trust is a trust created by a will and brought into effect only after the...

durable power of attorney

A well-drafted one can protect bank access, bill payments, insurance paperwork, and even the handling of a legal claim if someone is badly hurt or becomes mentally unable to...

physical restraint

What trips people up most is that a physical restraint is not limited to straps or handcuffs. Any device, equipment, or method that restricts a person's freedom of movement and...

revocable living trust

Not a will substitute that makes all legal problems disappear, and not a tool for hiding assets from creditors, taxes, or a nursing home. A revocable living trust is a written...