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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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Rights After a Mississippi Hit-and-Run Crash

What a hit-and-run claim usually looks like in Mississippi, who may still pay, and the deadlines and evidence problems that start immediately.

ARTICLE by Billy Stockton

undue influence on a will

This can decide who gets the house, the land, or the bank account after someone dies. A lot of families assume a will must stand just because it was signed, notarized, or...

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

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

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...

Is a Hattiesburg hit-and-run claim worth it if they never found the driver?

In Louisiana, this can turn on different policy wording and procedural traps faster than most people expect. In Mississippi, the bigger mistake is simpler: people assume "no...

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...

Should I use my own insurance or wait after an Olive Branch hit-and-run?

As of July 1, 2024, Mississippi's minimum liability limits went up to $25,000/$50,000/$25,000 - but for a hit-and-run in Olive Branch, the smarter move is usually to open a...

letters testamentary

Getting paid from an estate, transferring a vehicle title, closing a bank account, or filing a lawsuit after someone dies can stall immediately without these papers. They are...

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...