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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

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

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

failure to supervise

Like leaving a toddler near a busy street and assuming nothing will happen, supervision is the basic act of watching, guiding, and stepping in before preventable harm occurs....

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

occupational therapy

A form of rehabilitative care, occupational therapy helps a person rebuild the physical, mental, and practical skills needed for everyday life, work, and independent...

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...

How much can a Hattiesburg parking lot work injury cost my business?

The most expensive mistake is thinking workers' comp is your only exposure. In Mississippi, the worst-case cost is six or seven figures if you should have carried workers'...

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

lack of informed consent

Did my doctor have to tell me the real risks before treatment? Yes. A lack of informed consent means a patient agreed to a procedure or course of care without being given...

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...

Did I wait too long to file for my child's Olive Branch daycare injury?

Maybe not. In Mississippi, a child's injury claim is often not on the same clock as an adult's claim, so you may still have options even if it happened months or years ago....